Re: Tesla Coil Formula

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Original poster: m.j.watts@xxxxxxxxxxxx 

On 18 Dec 2005, at 12:44, Tesla list wrote:

> Original poster: mecortner@xxxxxxxxxx
>
> Hi Ed,
>
> Really! I wouldn't have thought it would
> increase by that much. Now is this for the
> same amount of wire in each configuration?

Exactly the principle behind stacking pancake primaries. The gain
isn't quite four times (more like 3.??) due to k<1.

Malcolm

> ---- Matt Cortner ----
>
>
>  >The only "advantage" of this configuration is that there will be
>  >a lot more distributed capacitance and higher losses. If the coils
>  >are connected series aiding the inductance would be four times that
>  >of a single coil (L ~ N^2). One of his stranger patents.
>
>  >Ed
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>
>