Re: secondary question

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Original poster: "Antonio Carlos M. de Queiroz" <acmq-at-compuland-dot-com.br> 

Tesla list wrote:
 >
 > Original poster: "Steve Zeitler" <zeitler-at-verizon-dot-net>

 > The responses have been very educational. Another obsevation to add to the
 > thread... when I run my coil in a darkened room, I can see corona comming
 > from the top turn of the sec. It angles down a bit. I think the corona is
 > being repelled downward by the top load efield. I propose the presence of
 > the topload being bigger than the secondary evens out the efield at the top
 > of the winding enough that an arc doesn't form. There is certainly enough
 > ionization &voltage there to get an arc started..

Yes, the terminal bends the electric field at the top of the coil
downwards. If you see corona there, your terminal is too far above
the coil, or you need a corona ring there.

Antonio Carlos M. de Queiroz