Re: why TC Different from others?

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Original poster: "Crow Leader by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <tesla-at-lists.symmetric-dot-net>

A Tesla Coil is a resonant circuit, where the frequency it will ring at is
based off how much inductance, capacitance and losses there are.

A normal power transformer is not a resonant device and does not really care
all that much about the frequency going into it (to an extent). There is
nothing "tuned" about a normal transformer. There is, but not to an extent
that we care too much about at 60Hz.

I'd bet incandescent light bulbs have a resonant frequency as well, but
again, it does not matter for the way we use them.

KEN

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Subject: why TC Different from others?


 > Original poster: "J Dow by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
<jdowphotography-at-hotmail-dot-com>
 >
 > To all
 >
 > I am an average guy that got into coiling. I'm fairly intelligent and a
 > quick learner so coiling wasn't all that hard to pick up once I started. I
 > was never educated in electronics. So please forgive this question.
 >
 > A TC primary and secondary form a transformer. The TC transformer produces
 > RF when it operates. 1. Why don't other transformers with similar winding
 > ratios produce RF?
 >
 > The TC transformer is part of a "Tank" circuit. The Capacitor the primary
 > and secondary "Ring" or oscillate when the capacitor discharges. As I
 > understand it, the Pri, Sec and Cap oscillate at (RF) very high frequency.
 > 2. Why doesn't a NST or other transformer Ring at RF when it is part of a
 > tank circuit?   Or perhaps it does. 3. Why do we get 60hz when it rings at
 > higher frequency?
 >
 > Basically I want to know why a TC seems to work differently than other
 > transformers.
 >
 > Thanks for your thoughts
 > Read you later
 > Josh
 >
 >
 >