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Spidercoil

XLS spider coil calculator for crystal and TRF or regenerative radio

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Spidercoil

XLS spider coil calculator for crystal and TRF or regenerative radio

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"Professor Coyle" V4.These calculations will help you in the design of your components.

"USA" The red (underlined) numbers are variables that need to be entered to
obtain the answers, which appear in blue.
RESONANCE CALCULATOR WIRE GAUGES
The result is a theoretical value. The actual will be slightly different. Gauge Turns/In. Inches/turn
With an inductance of 272 microhenries, 20 29 0.0345
and a capacitance of 350 picofarads, 22 35 0.0286
your tuned circuit will resonate at 0.516 megahertz. 24 45 0.0222
26 56 0.0179
The reactance (both Xc & Xl) at 0.52 megahertz is 881 ohms. 28 70 0.0143
Note: Closewound coils will resonate at a slightly lower frequency. 30 95 0.0105

COIL CALCULATOR
Form diameter? 1.5 inches
Number of turns? 132
Coil Length (Non CW coils)? 4.25 inches FORM
DIAMETER
Non CW coil inductance = 199.0 uH

CLOSEWOUND (CW) COIL LENGTH & COIL


INDUCTANCE vs WIRE GAUGE : LENGTH

Ga. Length (in) Inductance (uH)


20 = 4.55 187.4 You will need 52 feet of wire to wind this coil.
22 = 3.78 220.2
24 = 2.93 271.8
26 = 2.36 322.6 c 2001 Dan Petersen, La Center, WA - May, 2001
28 = 1.89 382.5 contact at: [email protected]
30 = 1.39 475.5 website: http://www.worldaccessnet.com/~petersen
OK to reproduce if author is credited!
Professor Coyle's Spiderweb Coil Calculator WIRE TABLE:
GAUGE W=
PLEASE ENTER THESE PARAMETERS: 10 0.107
(FORM INSIDE DIAMETER) I.D. = 0.79 2 cm 12 0.086
(NUMBER OF TURNS) N= 260 14 0.069
(WIRE DIAMETER) W= 0.0012 0.03048 mm 16 0.056
18 0.045
20 0.035
22 0.029
RESULTS: 24 0.022
(INDUCTANCE) L(uH) = 2608.9 Uh 26 0.018
COIL O.D. = 1.411401575 inches 3.55673197 28 0.014
FORM O.D. = 1.911401575 inches 4.81673197 cm 30 0.011
AMOUNT OF WIRE NEEDED = 74.8 feet 22.8093508 mtr

(COIL SPREAD) b= 0.312


(MEAN RADIUS) r = 0.5497008

RESONANCE CALCULATOR
The result is a theoretical value. The actual will be slightly different.
With an inductance of 2608.9 microhenries,
and a capacitance of 500 picofarads,
your tuned circuit will resonate at 0.139 megahertz.

The reactance (both Xc & Xl) at 0.14 megahertz is 2283 ohms.


Note: Closewound coils will resonate at a slightly lower frequency.
2.00
cm
4.85496
cm
PARALLEL CAPACITANCE
C1= 20 pF
C2= 200 pF

Cp= 18 pF
Instructions for Professor Coyle:
Professor Coyle is intended to be a mathematical aid in determining the inductance of a
coil and the resonant frequency of a coil-capacitor tuned circuit.

To Use The Coil Calculator:


The coil calculator will calculate the inductance of both closewound or non-closewound
or "spaced" coils. To do a closewound coil, enter the coil diameter and the desired
number of turns into the appropriate places. Left-click on any of the red numbers to
change their value, then press <enter>. Look at the list below the entered numbers and
you will note a series of inductances and lengths paired with the gauge of wire to be
used. These are the inductances and coil lengths of a closewound coil as a function of
the wire guage. For example, enter a form diameter of 1.75" and 78 turns into the
calculator. Now if you wanted to use #28 enamelled wire, you would need a space of
1.11" on the coil and the inductance would be 244.9 uH. The amount of wire needed is
also given.

A "spaced" coil is one that has a gap between turns. An example is a coil that is 1 inch
long and has 8 turns of #24 wire "spaced" along the 1 inch length.There is a significant
gap between turns. To calculate the inductance, enter the coil diameter, the number of
turns and the coil length into the calculator. The calculated inductance will appear in blue
just under the entered parameters.

To Use the Resonance Calculator:


Enter the known inductance and capacitance into the calculator section at the top of the
page. The resonant frequency and the reactance of the L-C circuit will be given in blue
immediately below. Example: You have a 40-400pF variable capacitor and a 240uH
inductor and you want to find the tuning range. Enter the inductor value, press <enter>,
and the highest variable capacitor value into the calculator and press <enter>. You
should see a resonance of .514 MHz. Left-click on the capacitance value and now enter
40. You should now see a resonance of 1.624 MHz. In this example would be perfect for
tuning the AM broadcast band.The result is a theoretical value. The actual frequency will
differ slightly due to distributed capacitance and measurement tolerances.

Spiderweb calculator:
The original Spiderweb calculator was designed by Charlie Cotterman and artwork
added by Dan Petersen. To use the calculator, enter the required information in the
indicated area in the red number area. The calculator will give you the results indicated
by the blue text in the results column. Looking at the representation of the spiderweb
form, you will note that the dimensions you need are in the dimension lines.

Disclaimer: Professor Coyle can be copied for non-commercial purposes only and is
meant to be an aid in calculation. The author is not responsible for the results calculated
nor any damage to equipment affected by these calculations. This program is not to be
bought or sold. Please credit the author, Dan Petersen, and any contributing authors
when copying this program. Close cover before striking. Place all trays in the upright
position before landing. Put the toilet seat down. Exact change only. Light the green
paper before throwing firework. Don't kiss the dog on the nose.

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