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Re: Re.Secondary Coil Electrostatic Charge



>From: Richard Hull <whitlock-dot-com!RICHARDH-at-uucp-1.csn-dot-net>
>To: tesla <tesla-at-grendel.objinc-dot-com>
>Subject: RE: Re.Secondary Coil Electrostatic Charge
>Date: Fri, 22 Mar 96 10:58:00 PST
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>Dave,
>
>your surmise is a viable one, but there is no charge whatsoever left on the 
>toroid.  We have been quick to follow up on this and the usual location of 
>the charge on a coil is the winding itself!!  This charge is horrendous and 
>is probably confined to the insulation as a dielectric.  The charge on a 
>large coil is quite large and very hurtful to the causal stroker of the coil 
>following a long firing session. 

Last night I was showing off my TC to some friends As I rolled it back
inside the garage, the bump between my driveway and the garage floor
caused the toroid and secondary coil to fall off. No real problem
because the entire assembly is held together with hot-glue. My
secondary coil rolled down the driveway into the street. I put the
cart away and went to retrieve the secondary. 

I picked up the coil and carried it under my arm, on each step my arm
and torso touched a new "hot" spot.... left - snap - right - snap -
left - snap ....  It was quite humorous, IN RETROSPECT.

	jim