[TCML] Tuning a Tesla Coil with an Oscilloscope

[mrapol at frontier.com]

I would like a copy of this please.

Paul

mrapol AT frontier DOT com

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "DC Cox" <resonance at wildblue.net>
To: "Tesla Coil Mailing List" <tesla at pupman.com>
Sent: Sunday, February 06, 2011 2:18 PM
Subject: Re: [TCML] Tuning a Tesla Coil with an Oscilloscope


>I developed a digital tuner for coils.  I will email you a copy off list.
> It uses only 8 parts and is very easy to build.  Accurately tunes both 
> small
> and large coil by adjusting the distance of antenna to coil.
>
> Dr. Resonance
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> On Sat, Feb 5, 2011 at 3:24 PM, Jon Danniken <danniken at comcast.net> wrote:
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>> Brandon Garretson wrote:
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>>> JavaTC will get you close, use the TCT device to verify, then fine-tune.
>>>
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>> I am probably going to be the sole voice is dissent on this, but although 
>> I
>> did build the Terry Tuner at one time and found it to work exactly as
>> expected, I consider that step to be redundant.
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>> Instead, I use the expected tap setting as generated by design equatijons
>> (such as those resulting from using Bart's JavaTC), and then do low power
>> testing to fine tune the initial tap setting.
>>
>> The tuner is pretty cool, and very ingenious in it's construction, but I
>> just don't see a need for it given a ballpark idea of where the tap will 
>> go,
>> and then progressing with low-power tuning.
>>
>> Jon
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