Re: Wire Length (fwd)

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Date: Sat, 23 Dec 2006 16:20:33 -0700
From: resonance <resonance@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Subject: Re: Wire Length (fwd)



coeff of coupling values between 0.2 and 0.5 should not be used in Tesla 
oscillator circuit.   Ref Mark Denacoli's physics dissertation (in the 
archives) for the technical reasons.  They can be used but you pay a price.

Dr. Resonance


>> I've been building another flat coil this last month.  It's
>> sort of a Tesla duplicate, but scaled down . . . The
>> primary will be flat copper ribbon around the perimeter
>> of the secondary. . . .
>
>> You may note that coupling is near 0.4, which is much
>> higher than a classic helical coil.  This is solely based
>> on a coilers instinct for this particular geometry.
>> Bart
>
> While I realize you probably already have this, here is Tesla's own
> description of the original oscillator, including the primary.