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From: "Malcolm Watts"
Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2000 11:00:21 +1300
Subject: Re: [TSSP] Q goes a long way

On 24 Oct 00, at 14:59, Paul wrote:

> boris petkovic wrote:
> 
> > I was rather thinking on possibility how much close
> > one may go with the prediction to the real Q if
> > completely exclude dielectric form losses.
> 
> Yes, I see what you mean. A precision inductor with no
> question of dielectric loss. 
> 
> However I think that our Q factor predictions are so poor
> that the trouble of constructing such a thing would not be
> worthwhile at the moment. Would be different if we were
> chasing the last few percent accuracy, but then we would
> have to figure out how to make such a coil self-supporting
> while still preserving the current cylinder approximation.

I have a small coil that would come close. It is self-
supporting. However, the varnishing which gives it that 
property would be a minor drawback. It is wound using 80 
strand litz and can be easily slipped off its HDPE former.  
L is about 350uH. H/D is a touch over 1:1.

Regards,
Malcolm


Maintainer Paul Nicholson, paul@abelian.demon.co.uk.