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Re: ribbon vs. tubing
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Chip,
I think the only problem would be corona at the edges. If you round the
edges it should work reasonably well. I am going to try this on my 8" coil
when I get that far.
Dave
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> From: Tesla List <tesla-at-poodle.pupman-dot-com>
> To: Tesla-list-subscribers-at-poodle.pupman-dot-com
> Subject: ribbon vs. tubing
> Date: Sunday, December 01, 1996 11:35 PM
>
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> From chip-at-poodle.pupman-dot-com Sun Dec 1 22:30:23 1996
> Date: Sun, 1 Dec 1996 22:02:12 -0700 (MST)
> From: Chip Atkinson <chip-at-poodle.pupman-dot-com>
> To: Tesla List <tesla-at-poodle.pupman-dot-com>
> Subject: ribbon vs. tubing
>
> Greetings,
>
> I have started making my next coil. It will be a 6" model, certainly
> bigger than my garage :-)
>
> I have been thinking about the primary and had a question. I realized
> that the flashing that I use for capacitors comes in 4 or 6 inch widths.
> It is significantly cheaper than copper tubing, and I was wondering if I
> used ribbon of this flashing that had the same surface area as a tube of
> the proper diameter (say 1/2") if it would have the same current carrying
> capabilities and would work as well.
>
> I'm up for the experiment if no one knows, but I'd hate to just waste the
> money if someone has tried it before.
>
> Chip
>
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