Re: [TCML] Q,,question

[Yurtle Turtle <yurtle_t@xxxxxxxxx>]

I was joking. I can't imagine how hard it would be to
split and straighten tubing, and how horrible it would
look. I seem to recall someone years ago, who tried
simply pounding the tubing flat. If I recall, it may
have been flat, but it was a real mess.

Adam

--- resonance <resonance@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> 
> 
> It seems you are completely missing the point.
> 
> The point is:  Why bother with ribbon when copper
> tubing works better.  No 
> additional soldering necessary.  Easy to install and
> easy to tap.
> 
> Dr. Resonance
> 
> Resonance Research Corp.
> www.resonanceresearch.com
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Yurtle Turtle" <yurtle_t@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Tesla Coil Mailing List" <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2007 5:11 PM
> Subject: Re: [TCML] Q,,question
> 
> 
> > Heck, once you've gone to all the trouble to split
> and
> > flatten the tubing, it would be "simple" to solder
> a
> > AWG 10 or 8 solid wire to each edge, to avoid
> corona.
> >
> > Adam
> >
> > --- resonance <resonance@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> >>
> >>
> >> If you go thru all this trouble producing a
> copper
> >> ribbon you run into
> >> another, and more serious, problem --- corona.
> >>
> >> The edge of the ribbon is very sharp as compared
> to
> >> the well rounded surface
> >> of a 3/4 inch ID copper tubing.  This effect
> >> produces a lot of corona
> >> sweeping up the coil and will start to
> deteriorate
> >> the coil especially in
> >> high performance coils that have a spark length =
> or
> >> greater than the sec
> >> coil length.
> >>
> >> If you use a copper ribbon and shoot some B&W 30
> sec
> >> time lapse photos you
> >> will see a large amount of nearly invisible (to
> the
> >> human eye) corona
> >> sweeping up the coil.  Try the same with copper
> >> tubing and the effect is
> >> very minimal.
> >>
> >> I did this experiment near 40 years ago with an
> old
> >> B&W camera, and never
> >> again use copper ribbon for any of my primary
> coils.
> >>  Copper tubing is the
> >> best and certainly the most reliable solution.
> >>
> >> Dr. Resonance
> >>
> >> Resonance Research Corp.
> >> www.resonanceresearch.com
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> > 
> >
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