Re: Wire size

To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
Subject: Re: Wire size
From: John Couture <COUTUREJH-at-worldnet.att-dot-net> (by way of Terry Fritz <twf-at-verinet-dot-com>)
Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1998 22:05:30 -0700
Approved: twf-at-verinet-dot-com

  Brian -

  There ia a graph showing secondary wire sizes vs power transformer wattage
(10 to 60000 watts)in my Tesla Coil Design Manual. There is also a graph
showing primary wire sizes vs power transformer wattage. There are a total
of 41 Graphs, Tables, and Schematics for Tesla coils in the Manual.

  John Couture

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At 11:24 AM 12/20/98 -0700, you wrote:
>Original Poster: Brian Le Page <brian.le_page-at-virgin-dot-net> 
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>Hi all
>
>Is there a guide anywhere as to what wire diameters are suitable for
>secondary windings at different power levels? I am thinking in the range
>of 2 to 10 KVA. I have an idea what is suitable in the sub 1 KVA range
>but I do not want to wind a secondary only to destroy it with too much
>power.
>
>Any pointers appreciated.
>
>-- 
>Dr B.
>Brian H Le Page, Ph.D, Fleet, England
>'Scientific progress goes boink', Bill Watterson, 1991
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