Conductors in a Tube: High Resistance & Low Impedance

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The discussion centers on the effects of enclosing conductors in an iron tube on the oscillation characteristics of an oscillating circuit consisting of a charged capacitor and two conductors. It was observed that the series resistance increases significantly when the conductors are placed inside the tube, leading to higher damping of oscillations as measured on an oscilloscope. Additionally, the series impedance is also higher at low frequencies when the wires are enclosed. The main inquiry is whether modifications can be made to the tube to maintain high resistance while ensuring low and stable impedance.

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Hi everybody,

I have an oscillating circuit that consist of a charged capacitor and two conductors connected that can be seen as the inductance. When I short the conductors at their ends an oscillation can be seen on the oscilloscope.
When I put an iron tube around each of the wires the damping of that oscillation is much higher. I measured the series resistance and the series impedance of both circuits. What can be seen ist that the resistance is much higher when the wires are in the tube. The impedance in that case is higher for low frequencies, too.
Is there any way to modify the tube so that we still have the high resistance but to keep the impedance low and stable?

Thank for your help,

atijaz
 
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