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Re: mini coil



Original poster: "Jim Lux" <jimlux@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Furthermore, while some PVC might be slightly RF absorbing (or, more
properly, it might absorb enough water to be absorbing) at a few GHz, I
doubt it would be significant at a few hundred kHz.

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From: "Tesla list" <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 2004 5:22 PM
Subject: Re: mini coil


> Original poster: "Daniel McCauley" <dhmccauley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Considering that the Q of the primary circuit is many magnitudes lower than > the secondary Q, the type or thickness of PVC will not make much > difference at all. > > I'd like to know how you quantify your experience, performance vs. various > wall thickness type PVC. > > Dan > > > > Claude, > > > > My experience has been that all types of pvc will absorb some RF > > energy so a thinner wall tubing of the same diameter will increase > > your performance. > > > > Phil > > TCBFW > > > > > > On Wed, 29 Dec 2004 09:04:29 -0700, Tesla list <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > Original poster: "claudio masetto" <claudmas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > > > > I am thinking of making a mini coil with a secondary of 2.375" x 12" > pvc > > > pipe. It has a fairly thick wall of about 3/16". Would it make much of > a > > > difference in performance if I use a thinner wall pvc pipe. > > > > > > Thanks > > > Claude. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >