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Re: "Green Monster" Magnifier completed
Original poster: Rob Maas <robm-at-nikhef.nl>
>I wonder if adding layers of insulation is affective against primary
>to secondary arcing. The insulation does not decrease the electric
>field.
>It can actually increase it. If properly placed, it can at most avoid
>destructive arcs, if the arcs don't simply track over the insulation,
>or (I have seen this) spread one end over the insulation, coupling
>capacitively to the coil under it.
>
>It's possible to make a magnifier driver with high coupling and good
>insulation using a short, wide, secondary, and a flat primary.
>
>Antonio Carlos M. de Queiroz
>
What is a ballpark-number for 'high coupling' here?
Rob Maas