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%%  Example 20-01-3 on page 305.
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\documentclass[]{article}
\pagestyle{empty}
\setlength\textwidth{153.70511pt}
\setlength\parindent{0pt}
\usepackage{pstricks}
\def\Markierung{\psset{linewidth=0.2pt}
\psline[arrowscale=2,tbarsize=3mm]{|<->|}%
  (4.5,3.5)(4.5,4.5)
\psline[linestyle=dashed](3.25,4.5)(4.5,4.5)
\psline[linestyle=dashed](2.75,3.5)(4.5,3.5)
\psline[arrowscale=2,tbarsize=3mm]{|<->|}%
  (1.75,3.2)(2.5,3.2)
\uput[-90](2.15,3){\footnotesize\texttt{coilheight$\times$coilwidth}}}

\usepackage{pst-coil}

\begin{document}
\begin{pspicture}(0,-4)(5,4.5)
\pscoil(0,4)(3.5,4)
\uput*[0](3.5,4){coilwidth}
\pscoil[coilheight=0.75](0,1.5)(3.6,1.5)
\uput*[0](3.5,1.5){0.75}
\pscoil[coilheight=0.5](0,0)(3.5,0)
\uput*[0](3.5,0){0.50}
\pscoil[coilheight=1.25](0,-1.5)(3.5,-1.5)
\uput*[0](3.5,-1.5){1.25}
\pscoil*[coilheight=0.5](0,-3)(3.5,-3)
\uput*[0](3.5,-3){0.50}
\Markierung
\end{pspicture}
\end{document}