Re: Coil Form needed 2

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Original poster: "Dr. Resonance" <resonance-at-jvlnet-dot-com> 


You need the full 48 inch length to withstand the high voltage (surface
tracking, etc).  If you reduce it to 12 inches it will probably destroy
itself.

Dr. Resonance

Resonance Research Corporation
E11870 Shadylane Rd.
Baraboo   WI   53913
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Subject: Re: Coil Form needed 2


 > Original poster: "john cooper" <tesla-at-tesla-coil-dot-com>
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 > Did you measure the frequency?  What was the diam of the former and
 > magwire?  The number of turns or inches of turns?  Adding spaces every so
 > often in a wound coil is an old trick that may warrant a fresh
 > evaluation.  What type of magwire did you use?  I've had this idea for a
 > secondary that is composed of, say, four 12" former sections, but not
 > stacked, rather, placed around a central point, and connected (3, 6, 9 &
12
 > o'clock).  I've got to do this experiment, if it works, I can reduce a 48"
 > secondary to a space occupying 12".  Am I woefully misinformed with this
 > pursuit?
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 > From: "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
 > Date:  Sat, 15 May 2004 21:25:22 -0600
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 >  >Original poster: "steve" <steve_vance-at-cablelynx-dot-com>
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 >  >Sent: Saturday, May 15, 2004 10:11 AM
 >  >Subject: RE: Coil Form needed 2
 >  >
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 >  > > Original poster: "Gary Weaver" <gary350-at-earthlink-dot-net>
 >  >
 >  ><<<SNIP>>>
 >  >   I wound 3 identical secondary
 >  > > coils, connected them all in parallel in the center of one flat wound
 >  > > primary coil.  I placed a toroid on top and fired it up.  It worked
 >  > > excellent.
 >  ><<<SNIP>>
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 >  > > gary350-at-earthlink-dot-net
 >  > > Why Wait?  Move to EarthLink.
 >  >
 >  >Gary,
 >  >
 >  >That sounds interesting. What was the H/D ratio of each coil? Did you
use a
 >  >combined diameter to figure the winding length?
 >  >
 >  >Steve Vance
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