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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