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Tesla Coil Operation (was -Wire length,resonance, and




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From:  Malcolm Watts [SMTP:MALCOLM-at-directorate.wnp.ac.nz]
Sent:  Monday, May 25, 1998 11:46 PM
To:  Tesla List
Subject:  Re: Tesla Coil Operation  (was -Wire length,resonance, and 

A comment:

> From:  John H. Couture [SMTP:couturejh-at-worldnet.att-dot-net]
> Sent:  Monday, May 25, 1998 1:31 PM
> To:  Tesla List
> Subject:  Re: Tesla Coil Operation  (was -Wire length,resonance, and Q) 
 
<snip>
>   Only coilers and others who understand completely how a Tesla coil works
> will be able to explain why the 100% transfer is possible in spite of
> hysteresis, eddy currents, leakage flux, etc,

I am bound to say that those of us who have approached that level of 
understanding know why that statement is not true. Our test gear 
tells us it's not as well.

Malcolm