I think they use small handheld oudin coils to kick some gas lasers back
into operation after they've been left idling for too long. Not exactly a
TC but very close.
On Sat, Feb 15, 2014 at 1:02 PM, dave pierson <dave_p@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> On 2/14/14 10:02 PM, jhowson4@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>
> > > Matthew, I once saw a mass spectrometer in which the worker told me
> > > had a Tesla coil in its guts.
>
> > More likely a HV power supply, and if the mass spec is relatively new,
> > that HVPS is a switcher, but unlikely it's an air core transformer. In
> > commercial gear, efficiency is important, and that tends to push you
> > to tight coupling, often with a core.
>
> Which raises the question:
> What defines a Tesla Coil?
>
> Commonly: an air core, resonant, RF transformer based
> system.
>
> Tesla Experimented with 'iron' core coils...
>
> Modern workers routinely use non spark gap drivers
> and have experimented with VHF frequencies.
>
> I have proposed that the classic (now obsolete)
> gas engine ignition system is a form of
> Tesla Coil, with a steel core. I admit to
> not checking for resonance.... 8)>>
>
> best
> dwp
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