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Re: New Coil Test Plan (fwd)
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Date: Sat, 8 Aug 1998 08:06:40 -0500
From: Chuck Curran <ccurran-at-execpc-dot-com>
To: Tesla List <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
Subject: Re: New Coil Test Plan (fwd)
GL:
I use a 14,400 VAC pole transformer, but I have the 1256D powerstats that
allow up to 280 VAC input. Last year I was able to use the full output on
the medium sized coil--this year?? I hope to have more information in the
next 10 days.
Chuck
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From: Tesla List <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
Date: Friday, August 07, 1998 10:07 PM
Subject: Re: New Coil Test Plan (fwd)
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>Date: Fri, 07 Aug 1998 09:38:15 -0700
>From: lod-at-pacbell-dot-net
>To: Tesla List <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
>Subject: Re: New Coil Test Plan (fwd)
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>Chuck Curran wrote:
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>> Yup, in the drive way is the plan. I live out in the country so to speak
so
>> the spacing to the next neighbor is enough so they are tolerant of the
>> "crazy" neighbor. Secondary is 70 mh. The problem with more wire became
a
>> weight and cost situation for me. I did consider higher inductance but
the
>> resulting lower frequency for resonance also played a role. My choice
was
>> to learn about how these design features would perform. I hope to post
an
>> update by 9/1/98 on the tuned results.
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>I get 25,500 ohms reactive for the sec. That's in a good range,
>I've seen good performance even when the Xsec was lower (19,800 ohm).
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>My old coil is 51mH, Fres = 62kHz.
>Coilform is 375 turns, on a 43" x 120" form.
>The toroid was 13" x 65", the new one will be 28" x 108"
>
>You should have a lot of fun with this one.
>BTW, what is the operating Vpri?
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>-GL
>www.lod-dot-org
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