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Re: Secondary is throwing small streamers off the top two wraps - help?
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To: tesla@pupman.com
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Subject: Re: Secondary is throwing small streamers off the top two wraps - help?
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From: "Reinhard Walter Buchner" <rw.buchner@verbund.net> (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla@uswest.net>)
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Date: Sat, 26 Feb 2000 20:29:44 -0700
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Approved: twftesla@uswest.net
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Delivered-To: fixup-tesla@pupman.com@fixme
Hi Doc R, all,
> Original Poster: "Dr. Resonance" <Dr.Resonance@next-wave.net>
> It is also desireable to spacewind the last 4-5 turns with
>some fishing line and then remove the line and disgard after
>sealing the wire to the coil. This slowly reduces the capacitance
>value on the last few turns and helps to prevent sudden HV
>buildups on the last turn.
VERY good point. I get away with less turns, but you are
most definitely correct with this statement. Even though
my toroid is still too small, I get NO spray off the windings,
whereas this was a big problem on coils that I didnīt wind
this way.
Coiler greets from Germany,
Reinhard