Re: primary taps

[FutureT-at-aol-dot-com (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>)]

In a message dated 8/2/00 6:13:16 PM Pacific Daylight Time, tesla-at-pupman-dot-com 
writes:

> Original poster: "Ted Rosenberg" <Ted.Rosenberg-at-radioshack-dot-com> 
>  
>  Would anyone want to offer their observations on the following:
>  How small a slice of a Primary turn results in the best tweak of the coil?
>  Most report "my tap is at X and 1/2 turns." How about X and 1/4 or 1/8 or
>  1/16?
>  How exact?
>  I think from the posts I've checked that plus/minus a half turn is usually
>  all that's needed.
>  
>  Thanks in advance.
>  
>  Ted R.

Ted,

A lot will depend on how many turns are in the primary.  If the
primary uses just 5 turns, then tuning will be critical and may
need to be ajusted to 1/4 or 1/8 turn accuracy.  But if the 
primary uses 20 turns, then a one turn or 1/2 turn accuracy may
be good enough.

John Freau