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1/4 wave theory (was Tesla Coil Operation (was -Wire....
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Subject: 1/4 wave theory (was Tesla Coil Operation (was -Wire....
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Date: Sun, 31 May 1998 23:56:51 -0500
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From: Jim Fosse [SMTP:jim.fosse@bjt.net]
Sent: Saturday, May 30, 1998 12:50 AM
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Subject: Re: 1/4 wave theory (was Tesla Coil Operation (was -Wire....
On Thu, 28 May 1998 23:40:09 -0500, Tesla List <tesla@pupman.com>, you
>From: terryf@verinet.com [SMTP:terryf@verinet.com]
>Sent: Thursday, May 28, 1998 9:52 PM
>To: tesla@pupman.com
>Subject: 1/4 wave theory (was Tesla Coil Operation (was -Wire....
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>SNIPsssss>.
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>>My gut feel is that the dimensions of a typical coil are so tiny compared
>>to a wavelength, that the lumped approximation should be more accurate.
>>This is good, because it means we can do the calculations of leader growth,
>>etc, using a fairly straightforward set of differential equations, which
>>can be numerically integrated.
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>Jim,
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> I absolutely agree 100% !! You hit it dead on! Only the rarest
>coil's top-to-bottom phase shift would approach even one single degree. For
>all practical purposes the propagation phase shift in the secondary coil can
>be disregarded. It is just a typical lumped inductor.
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> Terry Fritz
I think that Greg Leyh posted this 2 to 3 months ago after measuring
his "Electrium" coil's I/V curves. Nobody has since commented on his
results.
see: www.lod.org and follow the links down to the electrium
stats/pictures.
check here: http://www.lod.org/electrum/electrumstatus.html but
don't miss his main page's links.
jim