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Re: A figure of merit

Hmmm...  So you have "0" primary turns?  Let's see...dividing by zero,
you get...an infinitely big figure of merit!  Well, not so fast, there!! 
Maybe you should be allowed 1 complementary turn.  Seem reasonable?

Ken Herrick

On Wed, 26 Apr 2000 21:00:13 -0600 Tesla List <tesla@pupman.com> writes:
> Original Poster: "Gary Johnson" <gjohnson@ksu.edu> 
> 
> In general, I like the idea of a figure of merit.  But I am making 
> sparks
> without a primary.  I direct drive the base of the extra coil.  It 
> would
> seem that I would be at a severe disadvantage without that stage of 
> voltage
> stepup.
> 
> Gary Johnson
> 
> At 12:43 PM 04/26/2000 -0600, you wrote:
> >Original Poster: "Kennan C Herrick" <kcha1@juno.com> 
> >
> >A while back Gary Johnson asked for reports on solid-state spark 
> length;
> >and I responded with a proposal for a figure of merit or "quality"
> >measure for Tesla coils: spark length to a grounded point per 
> primary
> >volt--for all builders, solid state and "spark".  I proposed 
> millimeters
> >per volt just to make the number less depressing (25.4 mm are in 
> each and
> >every inch!).
> >
> >But there's been a silence.  So I repeat it.  How about it, 
> everyone? 
> >Any interest?
> >
> >I put up 3.8 mm/V:  ~24" or 610 mm with 160 V on my solid-state 
> primary.
> >
> >Ken Herrick
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