Re: Tesla coil applications

["Malcolm Watts" <M.J.Watts-at-massey.ac.nz> (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>)]

On 26 Aug 00, at 10:21, Tesla list wrote:

> Original poster: "brian foley" <ka1bbg1-at-mcttelecom-dot-com> 
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> > Original poster: "Jeremiah" <jmeizis-at-metallicafan-dot-com>
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> > What are tesla coils usefull for?  Besides creating awesome displays of
> > electricity.  Are their any practical applications they can be used for.
> > I'm gonna stick my 2 cents in here. 2 items commonly using tesla coils are
> the computer monitor and television. the flyback is a blocking oscillator
> that makes the 20kv for the picture tube. the flyback may also supply other
> voltages like 5kv for focus and even lower voltages for other circuits. cul
> Brian

So how does one define "Tesla Coil"?  A 2 or 3 coil system 
consisting of at least one distributed resonator or can one 
reasonably include a what is essentially a lumped 2-coil 
circuit (TV flyback)? It doesn't even operate in typical TC 
disruptive mode - much more like a classic induction coil.
Resonance is used but also plays a part in a standard 
induction coil.  Definitions are important. Anyone?

Malcolm

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