RE: Quarter Wavelength Frequency

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Original poster: "David Thomson" <dwt-at-volantis-dot-org> 

Original poster: "Dr. Resonance" <resonance-at-jvlnet-dot-com>
 > Racing sparks usually result from overcoupling.

 > In coils with small toploads this can occur due to the fact two different
frequencies are in operation simultaneously.  This means a 1/4 wavelength
appears up the coil for each of the two different frequencies and the high
potential is developed at two different locations.  The two freqs beat
against each other and produce a third beatnote freq.  The beats also
develop due to the smaller resonances along the coil which can beat against
the principle freq which again leads to uneven potentials developing along
the coil length.

Now this makes sense.  Would you agree that the causes of the two
frequencies are the electron path through the wire (quarterwave) and the RF
between the windings?

Dave