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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: Thu, 28 May 1998 23:40:09 -0500
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From: terryf@verinet.com [SMTP:terryf@verinet.com]
Sent: Thursday, May 28, 1998 9:52 PM
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Subject: 1/4 wave theory (was Tesla Coil Operation (was -Wire....
>From: Jim Lux [SMTP:jimlux@earthlink.net]
>Sent: Monday, May 25, 1998 10:39 AM
>To: Tesla List
>Subject: Re: Wire length,resonance, and Q (fwd)
SNIP>>>>>>>.
>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.
Jim,
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.
Terry Fritz