Re: Secondary size

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

In a message dated 1/15/04 4:06:51 PM Pacific Standard Time, 
tesla-at-pupman-dot-com writes:


>Hi Luke
>The larger toroid above tends to aim the sparks upward and helps prevent
>arcs to the primary. To see with and with out the smaller toroid see:
>http://members.iinet-dot-net.au/~pterren/tesla_coil_sparks.htm#6%20inch%20coil%20(the%20best%20ones)
>(all one address)
>The toroid E field tends to direct them up. My 6 inch coil (on the same
>page) puts out a max spark of 96 inches from a 32 inch winding (i.e. a 3
>times ratio) and never strikes to the primary with 2 toroids.
>Cheers
>Peter (Tesla Downunder)


Peter,

Nice web site and nice coil projects.  Your 6" coil performance is very 
similar to mine.

Ed Sonderman