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Re: Tesla Twin Configurations
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To: tesla@pupman.com
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Subject: Re: Tesla Twin Configurations
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From: Tesla List <mod1@pupman.com>
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Date: Thu, 2 Oct 1997 09:53:16 -0600 (MDT)
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Date: Wed, 01 Oct 1997 23:04:58 +0000
From: Greg Leyh <lod@pacbell.net>
To: Tesla List <tesla@pupman.com>
Subject: Re: Tesla Twin Configurations
Malcolm Watts wrote:
> Fr McGahee,
> A light just went on in my head. Here is the reason the
> twin's base connection will *never* be completely at ground potential:
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> *The zero voltage point occurs a small way up the driven resonator
> winding!!!!* Why? Imagine you separate the rest of the resonator
> from the bottom few turns. Now it is obvious isn't it? :)
[snip]
Here's another reason why the base will not be at ground potential:
A zero-volt drive signal cannot excite a series LC resonant circuit.
In fact, Vtop / Vbase will be proportional to the _loaded_ Q of the
resonator, just as in a magnifier.
-GL