Re: Superconducting tesla coil...

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Original poster: Ed Phillips <evp-at-pacbell-dot-net> 

Tesla list wrote:
 >
 > Original poster: "Black Moon" <black_moons-at-hotmail-dot-com>
 >
 > Ok, What about a coil submersed in oil? Or would that have to much RF
 > disipation? Idea being it would help cool the whole coil, and compleatly
 > prevent secondary to primary flashover.
 > Picture 2' by 3' plastic barrel of oil with some sorta super insulated
 > power cables going into the bottom.
 > *ponders what 1megavolt insulation would look like*

	Been done often. Works.  Messy!

	As for the superconducting bit, for any coil design I can imagine the
resistance of the secondary has very small impact on the desired output
- streamers, so can't imagine any benefits at all.

Ed