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RE: [TCML] BIGPIG secondary dies...but may be resurected



I always understood it to be that the coil has standing waves created on it
such that the current and voltage are out of phase and that the current peak
is at the bottom of the coil and the voltage peak is at the top (of course).

Regards,

Michael Creigh
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From: tesla-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:tesla-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Henry Hallam
Sent: Friday, 24 October 2008 3:57 AM
To: Tesla Coil Mailing List
Subject: Re: [TCML] BIGPIG secondary dies...but may be resurected

> Since the current is less towards the top of the coil, the thinner wire
> "should" be able to handle it.

I've never understood this.  Why should current be less at the top of
the coil?  I understand that the voltage there is greater w.r.t ground
than it is near the bottom, but Shirley the current is the same
throughout the secondary.  After all, it's just a long piece of wire.

Yours unenlightenedly,
Henry
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