Secondary form-factor

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Subject: Secondary form-factor
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Date: Mon, 27 Oct 1997 23:59:42 -0600
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From: 	Aric C Rothman[SMTP:Aric_C_Rothman-at-email.whirlpool-dot-com]
Sent: 	Monday, October 27, 1997 11:15 AM
To: 	Tesla List
Subject: 	Secondary form-factor

     I my haste, I may have over done it with my secondary coil.  It is 
     wound on 4" PVC waste pipe, 4' long, approx. 1500 turns.  Is this coil 
     too long and thin?
     
     If so, I could (shudder) slice off about 1' and use the 1' length as 
     the secondary for an air-core transformer I'm thinking about making.
     
     Scenario 1:
     
     2 microwave transformers, producing 4200V, 60Hz
     4' secondary
     0.01 uF cap., 30 kV
     
     
     Scenario 2:
     
     15kV, 60ma solid state power supply (air core tranny driven at 4-20kHz)
     3' secondary
     0.01 uF cap., 30 kV
     
     Which scenario would is most attractive?  (From a big whopping spark 
     standpoint, of course ;)
     
     Aric