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design sanity check
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- Date: Sat, 18 Jun 2005 17:23:10 -0600
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Original poster: "Ben Ziegler" <crossguy@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Hey all -
I am halfway through construction of my first "junkbox" style tc. Quick
specs:
140 V variac, 15/30 NST, terry filter
two geek group bucket caps
24 AWG secondary, 576 turns (14") on 4" OD sealed pvc
topload of 4" minor diameter flex aluminum ducting
Using Bart Anderson's JavaTC, I get closest to resonance with a primary of:
18 turns of 4 AWG copper, helical
6" diameter, 12" high
This puts the top of the primary about 6" from the topload. This seems
like a good way to get a primary strike after very little operation. Since
the secondary is complete, I can tweak the topload, power supply, and
anything in the primary circuit. Any suggestions on the best way to lower
the primary coil's physical height without going way out of resonance?
thanks,
Ben Ziegler