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Re: Possible Tesla list survey
In a message dated 98-09-20 19:51:23 EDT, you write:
<< How about it? Does anyone have a list of coil surveys, and know
> down which black hole all of that data went?
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> -GL
Greg, all,
Thanks Greg for the coalescence data, etc.
I think there's a weakness in coil surveys. Suppose for instance, a coil
of good performance is built, but some flaw exists; for instance a poor
quenching gap. This fact might not be apparent from the design specs,
yet it will give a false impression about the coil's capabilities. Comparing
different coils is difficult because of the innumerable variables between
coils. I don't think any earth-shattering insights have been gleaned
from the surveys that have been done to date. If this is true, I don't
think that further surveys will help. However I applaude the efforts and
intentions of the surveyors. I agree that intuitively, surveys seem useful,
but results have been disappointing. Can important insights be
extracted from survey results? Perhaps it is possible, but we have not
yet succeeded. It is difficult to assess the effects of changes to a
particular coil, all the more difficult to compare across platforms.
Maybe more insights can be gleaned from existing surveys?
I like your idea of a survey of surveys, and someday perhaps, a survey
of survey of surveys. Maybe someone will write a paper; "The Uses and
Limitations Of Coil Surveys". Or perhaps, "Guidelines for Coil Surveys",
or "Coil Surveys...What They Tell Us".
John Freau