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Re: turnoid question
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- Date: Sat, 16 Apr 2005 11:47:02 -0600
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Original poster: Mddeming@xxxxxxx
In a message dated 4/16/05 1:00:44 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
tesla@xxxxxxxxxx writes:
Original poster: Ed Phillips <evp@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Got to wondering something this afternoon. What are the real
advantages of a toroidal terminal vs a spherical one? Reason for asking
is that I saw some throwaway thin plastic salad bowls at work this
afternoon that were almost perfect hemispheres about 22" in diameter.
It would be quite easy to take a couple of those, cut off the rim, and
then cover them with some combination of heavy aluminum foil and
aluminum tape.
Ed
Hi Ed,
Toroids tend to shape the E field to encourage more horizontal
streamers and fewer primary strikes. They also shield the top turns of the
coil better.
Matt D.