Re: [jlnlabs] TESLA COIL REVISED6

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Original poster: FutureT-at-aol-dot-com 

In a message dated 1/3/04 10:51:46 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
tesla-at-pupman-dot-com writes:

>a reasonable inductance, thereby keeping the primary surge
>impedance low, and the gap losses low.  The gap losses
>can be rather significant.  In a physically smaller coil, using
>more turns would be more efficient because of the gap loss issue.
>Still it's possible that using more turns on your coil would
>improve the efficiency.  Have you done a comparison?
>
>John  "
>
>   Is that what you really meant to say?  A primary with a low surge
>impedance will have greater spark gap losses than one with a higher
>impedance (sqrt(L/C).
>
>Ed


Ed,

No, I meant to say that the coil will have a high surge impedance,
thereby keeping the spark gap losses low.  Thanks for pointing that
out.

John