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what about the cell being NOT tuned (Xl > Xc),
and letting the energy reflect (don't know how this happens),
so planar stationary waves are created (the waves are reflected backward at the end of the waveguide, combined with the forward waves forming stationary waves).

just a thought, probably wrong

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see i have heard stan say inductance has to be greater than capacitance.....or XL> XC but i have heard stephen meyers say more recently that it has to work as a tuned antenna or else all of our power will be reflected back if the impedance is not matched........this is why once again i have a spectrum analyzer......it is so difficult to think of the inner workings of this vic in conjunction with a water capacitor since the vic is a coil that has never been understood before.

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the analyzer definitely  would make life easier and give some more insight into the frequency response.

where have you hear him say that?
waterfuel museum interview?
if so, do you remember which part?

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yeah i just recently posted something under the vic photo discussion thread about stephen saying it and the link to his interview.......i can't remember where stan said xl >xc though.....but i remember it.

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page 7-10

In terms of Component Reactance, Inductors (LIIL2) should always be larger than Capacitor
(ER) of Figure (7-2) in order to maximize amp restriction

I think he talks about the frequency at which Xl is max and Xc is min