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Re: 2 coils out of phase



Tesla List wrote:
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> Subscriber: teslacoil-at-mindspring-dot-com Tue Feb 11 22:37:46 1997
> Date: Tue, 11 Feb 1997 03:30:57 -0500
> From: "Kevin M. Conkey" <teslacoil-at-mindspring-dot-com>
> To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
> Subject: 2 coils out of phase
> 
> > Two standard Tesla coils can be set up, usually with common current
> > energizing the two primaries (by connecting them in series). The
> phasing
> > is such that the output voltages are out of phase, and the two coils
> > will then arc to one another. Ed Wingate has a picture of one of these
> > type coils in operation on the funet site. However, this is NOT a
> > magnifier - it's two coils in phase opposition. Check out:
> >
> >
> Bert,
> Could this be done by having 2 identical secondaries that are wound the
> same, but with 2 primaries that are wound opposite each other?
> 
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Kevin,

Yes. Or, if all windings are in the same direction, by reversing the
connections to one of the primaries. 

-- Bert --