Re: The Best Primary Type Was: A few Q's from a beginner

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Original poster: "torlin by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <torlin-at-ghostmail-dot-net>

Very cool.  I will have to re-look at my CSN book.  So 
that means that his tertiary coil is the one they always 
show him sitting beside reading a book in that double 
exposure pic with all the lightning?  Would that give 
better reaction than having the tertiary off to one side 
connected with a lentgh of pipe or heavy wire?  

Chris

On Mon, 01 Apr 2002 08:15:26 -0700
  "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com> wrote:
>Original poster: "davep by way of Terry Fritz 
><twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <davep-at-quik-dot-com>
>
>Tesla list wrote (in part):
>
>> Original poster: "torlin by way of Terry Fritz
>> <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <torlin-at-ghostmail-dot-net>
>
>> From the few pics I have seen of The Colorado Springs
>> Lab, I believe Tesla himself was using a solenoidal
>> primary.
>
>
>	This is a matter where careful examination is in
>	order.  My understanding, from other's studies of
>	the notes, is that the 'normal' primary was a single
>	turn affair, near invisible in the photos, down
>	towards the floor.  The 'wire fence' looking
>	arrangement visible in some of the photos was the
>	secondary, or at least the (principal?) one
>	associated with the magnifier experiments.
>
>	As an experimental lab, a variety of arrangements were
>	used over the (roughly) year of the lab's operation. 
>
>> (I think that is the one where the windings are
>> vertical | | instead of conical \  /  or /  \.  However,
>> he had quite a bit more power available for his 
>>disposal. 
>
>> I personally used a solenoidal and an inversed cone \  /
>> primary, and just naked eye observations, I thought the
>> cone was a bit better where it counted, arc length.
>
>	best
>	dwp
>
>