Re: Tesla coil sizes and idea

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Original poster: davep <davep-at-quik-dot-com> 


>Just out of curiosity, I'm wondering if there's any particular reason for 
>some common specs: Shooting for about 1000 turns and the 4 to 1

>aspect ratio, specifically. What about using several thousand turns?

         Increasing resistance yields increasing losses which yields
         poor performance.

>What about a tall

         There is a 'long' history.  Modern tests/trials all tend toward
         shorter/fatter, within limits.  Among other things: this
         improves magnetic field coupling from primary to secondary.

>or fat coil?
         4 to 1 could be regarded as 'fat'.  8)>>

         On a historical note, Tesla's Colorado Springs coil was
         'short and fat' and worked reasonably well.  8)>>

         (All the above can be run thru numbers and works out
         nicely...)


         best
         dwp

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