RE: Breakout and Coupling

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Original poster: "Lau, Gary" <gary.lau-at-hp-dot-com> 

It sounds like your toroid is much too small.  Or perhaps your toroid is
just very imperfect.  Can you supply further info about your coil and
toroid?

Gary Lau
MA, USA

 > Original poster: "rb" <randyaz-at-cableone-dot-net>
 >
 > I have noticed in several pictures that when a breakout point is used
 > all/most of the streamers emanate from that point.  On my coil, it
doesnt
 > matter what kind of breakout I use, I get undeminished streamers from
all
 > around the toroid and only slightly longer ones from the breakout
point.  Is
 > this due to the coupling?  Over or under?
 >