[TCML] Q

[Jared Dwarshuis]

You get higher Q in both the secondary and primary by diminishing coupling.
When coupling is small there is less frequency splitting and Q rises.

You can also get higher Q by operating the secondary at its characteristic
resonant frequency ( the wire length frequency)

Smaller top end capacitance will also increase the Q of the secondary, but
unfortunately will give a poor impedance match with less power output.

One wants the Q of the entire system to be low. This means that your energy
is being dissipated as sparks.
Jared Dwarshuis
On Dec 2, 2007 8:52 PM, nnanred1 at netzero.net <nnanred1 at netzero.net> wrote:

> hi,
> yes it does effect the number of cycles.  if ur loseing a lot of energy
> each cycle the circuit will quickly wind down.  in the limit the circuit is
> "dead beat."
>  by now,
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