Re: Tesla Coil toroid Size

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• Subject: Re: Tesla Coil toroid Size
• From: "John H. Couture" <couturejh-at-worldnet.att-dot-net> (by way of Terry Fritz <terryf-at-verinet-dot-com>)
• Date: Fri, 11 Sep 1998 20:17:21 -0600
• Approved: terryf-at-verinet-dot-com

At 05:00 PM 9/11/98 -0600, you wrote:
>Original Poster: FutureT-at-aol-dot-com 
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>In a message dated 98-09-10 19:46:21 EDT, you write:
>
><< 
>>  I agree that when you "turn up the juice the spark channel can be not only
>> longer, etc, etc". This is as you should expect because you are adding more
>> electrical energy to the TC system and should get more output. However, as
>> you continue to turn up the juice you will reach a point where the
>> increment of energy input is equal to the increment of energy loss (from my
>> book) so there will be no further increase in the spark channel. This
>> "point of no return" has been experienced by several coilers who appeared
>> confused by the results.
>
>
>John C, all,
>
>I think this condition is caused mostly by quench failure and power
>arcing of the gaps.  
>
>John Freau

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  John F -

  I agree and that would be part of the increment loss that I mentioned.
How would you determine this "point of no return" when you design your coils?

  John C.

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