Re: Simplest TC of all?

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Original poster: "Paul Arrowsmith by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <p_t_arrowsmith-at-hotmail-dot-com>

Sounds somewhat like a Magnifier.
Paul A


>From: "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
>To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
>Subject: Simplest TC of all?
>Date: Mon, 09 Sep 2002 11:50:12 -0600
>
>Original poster: "Jolyon Vater Cox by way of Terry Fritz 
><twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <jolyon-at-vatercox.freeserve.co.uk>
>
>Is it possible in theory to build a tesla coil in which only a single 
>inductor
>and the topload/ground capacitance forms the entire tuned circuit? the 
>lower
>end of L1 being connected to the excitation source which might even be a 
>spark
>gap -although I understand the latter is risky!