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The Use of Oil in Tesla Coil
March 2nd, 1900
Page number(s):
63
The use of the oil is to insure good insulation. Even if a leak momentarily occurs in the coil, the oil oozes in and restores the insulation. The object of the jar is to increase the number of oscillations or “frequency” of the currents.
