Re: Who needs a quenching gap ?

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Original poster: Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>

Hi Marc,

	Overcoupling will cause racing arcs along the secondary that can do
serious damage to it.  I would start with the secondary raised and
gradually lower it down.

Cheers,

	Terry

At 03:19 PM 12/8/2000 -0500, you wrote:
>with this talk of first and second notch quench and coupling
>coefficients, i have a question pertaining to my proposed 13khz coil.
>in this design i will be placing my secondary inside of my tank former,
>these are 1" of fiberglass with a 1/8" PE  liner. in placing my primary
>on the outside, only 1 1/8" away from the secondary in a helical
>pattern, is there such a thing as over coupling? i feel that there will
>be no chance of flash over from primary to secondary, but will the tight
>coupling cause racing arcs to run down the secondary windings?
>should i try to design it differently?
>any input will, as always, be appreciated.
>marc
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