Re: New to this...

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Original poster: "Gerry Reynolds" <gerryreynolds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

I think one of the most accurate tools todate is JAVATC.  You can find a
link to it on the TCML home page.  It also takes into account the current
profile of the coil using finite element techniques.

Gerry R.

> Original poster: Tyler Pauly <rpggod714@xxxxxxxxx>
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> What would this calculation be to find what frequency
> a certain amount of wire will resonate at (on my
> secondary)? I can't seem to find it anywhere. I'd like
> to know what size of top-load I need. Would I have to
> make my secondary first and hope I can create a
> top-load that will resonate the coil? Do you have to
> use an oscilloscope? I don't want to guess and check
> unless it's on paper. Any info (link?) would help -
> I'm learning the fundamentals.
>
>                            Thanks again,
>                               Tyler
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