[TCML] Tesla High Frequency Induction Coil

[Jeff Behary]

Scott,
I started out drawing them properly, as helixes - selecting the helix, inserting a plane normal to the curve and then drawing thewire OD and sweeping the OD along the curve to form a 3D coil...but it ate up so much memory the computer crashed three times!So for these drawings I draw an array of circles and revolved them about an axis to form many rings for the windings.  I would reallyhave preferred otherwise, but spirals - esp. 3D spirals - take a lot of memory!  Still the computer almost crashed.  I then exported the drawing as a 300 dpi TIFF which consumed over 350 MB just to get the details of the windings!  Converted to JPG the files was only a few MB.  I hate TIFFs!
 
Jeff Behary> Date: Sat, 2 Feb 2008 07:12:07 -0600> From: bunnikillr at cox.net> To: tesla at pupman.com> Subject: Re: [TCML] Tesla High Frequency Induction Coil> CC: > > Hey Jeff,> > did you use a helix on the primary and secondary or did you create a > single model ring and do a multiple replication for the primary?> And the secondary coil.... what did you do to create that one?? Did > you create each each ring and mate them to a plane??> just wondering...> > Scot D> > > Jeff Behary wrote:> > >Hey All,> > > >Two years later and I'm finally finishing the Tesla Induction Coil...> >http://www.electrotherapymuseum.com/2008/30Jan2008/index.htm> > > >Some Solidworks drawings were added to show the coil forms that are hidden with wax and oil.> >The finished unit will have two doorknob caps in place of Leyden Jars and an electromagnetic spark gap as outlined in the London lecture. Not the most efficient unit, but it does show the concept well.> > > >Jeff Behary> >_________________________________________________________________> >Shed those extra pounds with MSN and The Biggest Loser!> >http://biggestloser.msn.com/_______________________________________________> >Tesla mailing list> >Tesla at www.pupman.com> >http://www.pupman.com/mailman/listinfo/tesla> >> > > >> > > _______________________________________________> Tesla mailing list> Tesla at www.pupman.com> http://www.pupman.com/mailman/listinfo/tesla
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