Re: New bipolar

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Original poster: Kreso Bukvic <kreso.bukvic-at-kc.htnet.hr> 

What is a bipolar coil?

Best Regards

Kreso Bukvic
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Subject: New bipolar


 > Original poster: "John Richardson" <jprich-at-up-dot-net>
 >
 > Hi,
 >
 > Just would like to run this past anyone who has built a bipolar, and see
 > what they think.  I've never built one, and am open to advice.  Killing
 > time until I can run the big TC outside!
 >
 > Lately I've been into building small TCs, and would like to keep the guts
 > for this one in an 8" by 12" enclosure, with the only external item,
 > excluding primary and secondary, being the gap.
 >
 > Secondary:  12 inches of #32 heavy build.
 > Primary:  1/8" soft Cu tubing, turns to be determined with scrap wire
after
 > assembled before made permanent.
 > Cap:  MMC array, out of .15 CD 942s, close as I can get to .0133.
 > Trans:  The smallest and cutest little 9/30 on the planet.
 > Gap:  3 or 4 gap tungsten.
 >
 > Even though the trans is small, space in my chosen enclosure size will
 > still be limited, so I plan to run the MMC bank in an equidrive
 > arrangement.  Are there any inherent disadvantages to this?  And, after I
 > determine the number of capacitors required, and if that amount is odd
 > instead of even, can there be an even number on one side and an odd number
 > on the other?  I wouldn't think this would matter, but I've learned to
 > expect the unexpected with these things.
 >
 > Lastly, there seems to be limited sites with bipolars, so if anyone has a
 > link, I would appreciate it.
 >
 > Thanks as usual,
 >
 > John Richardson
 >
 >
 >
 >