Magnifier

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Subject: Magnifier
From: Tesla List <tesla-at-stic-dot-net>
Date: Thu, 5 Mar 1998 23:13:39 -0600
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From:  richard hull [SMTP:rhull-at-richmond.infi-dot-net]
Sent:  Thursday, March 05, 1998 5:52 PM
To:  Tesla List
Subject:  Re: Magnifier

At 07:13 PM 3/5/98 -0600, you wrote:
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>From:  dwight duncan [SMTP:duncand-at-ccsalpha2.nrl.navy.mil]
>Sent:  Thursday, March 05, 1998 6:48 AM
>To:  tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
>Subject:  Magnifier
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>Hi all and Richard,
>
>    Last month I built and ran my first magnifier of which pictures are
>posted on the list.  It produced continuous 5' and frequently a 6' strike
>with a 3 KW input.  I have made a few improvements and I am anxious to try
>it again but I am now in the process of moving.  I need an opinion.  All of
>my tank circuitry is connected with 1" braid.  As I have read it seems this
>is lossy.  If I went to 1" or 2" copper straps would this improve the
>output?  Also how would you deal with coronal losses at the edge of the
>strips.  I suppose another alternative would be to us 1/2" dia. copper tubing.
>    At the very least my rotory gap and RF transformer and power supply
>seems to be working well which was as everyone knows was no easy feet.
>Thanks for all of the input and any comments are welcome.
>
>Dwight
>

Copper tubing of equal surface is always better than copper braid or strapping.
Good luck

Richard Hull, TCBOR