Re: [TCML] Stacking vs Large Diameter

["Phillip Slawinski" <pslawinski@xxxxxxxxx>]

Is this okay?

http://www.lighting-gallery.net/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-24263

On Mon, Jul 14, 2008 at 10:11 AM, David Rieben <drieben@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi Phillip,
>
> Well, you've seen firsthand what can be done with single large
> diametered toroids in both the big coils of Cameron Prince and
> myself ;^) There are a lot of variables to consider that would
> make it nearly impossilbe to give you a definitive "yes or no"
> answer to your question. The main advantage that many taught
> with the double stack toroid design is the better E field protec-
> tion for the reduction of primary/strike rail hits. I might could
> personally reduce some of the strike rail hits from my Green
> Monster coil by installing a smaller "bottom toroid" underneath
> the large main unit, although it starts to become nearly impossible
> to completely eliminate primary/strike rail hits at these power
> levels with the physical size limitations that I am dealing with.
>
> --
> David Rieben
>
> -------------- Original message --------------
> From: "Phillip Slawinski" <pslawinski@xxxxxxxxx>
>
> > Does one obtain better results from a large toroid than stacked toroids?
> In
> > other words, if I took two toploads of equal capacitance one being a
> single
> > large diameter toroid, and the other being two stacked toroids, am I
> likely
> > to get better performance from the large toroid, or the same from both?
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