Re: was RE: First coil built

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


The EM fields help to "steer" the discharge away from the sec coil.  2X
isn't anything to brag about.  Rich Hull obtain a 11X in one of his
"magnifier" type of coils.  Very powerful indeed.

Dr. Resonance

 >
 > I will have to agree.  I have a BSEE and an MS in Physics, and I too
 > find Tesla coils fascinating, esp. the math and physics.  Kudos to
 > Antonio Carlos M. de Queiroz for the solid foundation.  Still it is
 > the beauty of a brush discharge, and the amazing fact that people
 > like D.C. Cox can obtain 18 ft. sparks from a 9 ft. coil that holds
 > me spell bound.  How can this be, and why doesn't the coil always
 > short to the base or primary?  I learned long ago that RF is FM
 > (Friggin' Magic), and the importance of a good ground connection.
 >
 > EM rocks.  Rock on.
 >
 > Mike Day