Re: 2533 turn secondary

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Original poster: "Mike Knowlton" <amdx@xxxxxxxxxxx>


> Original poster: Mddeming@xxxxxxx
>
> Hi Mike,
>
>      It all depends on what your goal is.
>If, like most builders, your aim  is big sparks
>and a light show, then the extra 900 or so
>windings will not help much. Remember, to
>have oscillation at all, you must have
>R < 2*SQRT(L/C) and the current flow
>decays as exp(-Rt/2L).i.e. Less cycles to
> build streamers.
>    On the other hand, if you are the one
>in 10,000 people that might want to USE
>the HV output of you TC for powering
>something else, then that  is a different and
>mostly unexplored story.
>
> Hope this helps,
>
> Matt D.
>

Well, I think I'm convinced to use larger
wire and drop back to about 1500 turns.

But some further questions;

Per your formula   {R < 2*SQRT(L/C)}
Off the top of my head wouldn't
2*SQRT(LC) go up faster than R losses?
Making a larger inductance coil ring longer.


  Assuming the top of my head is wrong ;-)
would a 2500 turn
(higher voltage coil) work better feeding
into a magnifier coil?
                        Mike