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RE: wire for secondary



I had the local electronics store give me a quote on 22 AWG enamel
coated solid copper wire, and they came out with $75 for 7 pounds, 7
pound limit! So about 10 bucks a pound, if I could get it for $3/pound
I would buy it up.

Chris.
---Tesla List <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com> wrote:
>
> Original Poster: Kerry Jarrell <Kerry-at-apprentice-dot-com> 
> 
> well that is a high price for that wire, I bought my wire 22 gauge 7
lbs for
> $21 dollars, and it is the highest form if insalation, or thickest,
I got
> this from a distribor in my area, I founf the distribor by calling
phelps
> dodge... and they gave the the one close to my house.... is was like
$2.75,
> to $3 buck a pound, and it depends on the copper market, the price for
> 25,26,29 gauge wire went up my 1 to 3 bucks a pound the thicker the
wire(
> ie: more commen in use) the cheaper they had it for....
> 
> kerry
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tesla List [mailto:tesla-at-pupman-dot-com]
> Sent: Sunday, February 07, 1999 4:28 PM
> To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
> Subject: Re: wire for secondary
> 
> 
> Original Poster: Brandywine <brandywine-at-writeme-dot-com> 
> 
>    I should clarify something here. That one shop that was abundantly
> willing to supply what I needed did not agree to do so for free. The
> point was that I discovered different degrees of willingness on the
part
> of various motor repair shops to provide a service they do not
normally
> provide---that of selling wire.
>    The wire from Mouser was a single, 8 lb roll of 20 gauge solid
copper
> "enameled" wire; but the enamel is a nylon compound of some sort, if I
> remember correctly. Rea is the manufacturer. The cost was about
$50.00 in
> 1996. How this red nylon insulation compares to others in terms of
Tesla
> duty I do not know, but it makes sumptuously beautiful secondaries. Do
> not neglect the Aesthetic aspects of your coils!
> Dave Hartwick
> 
> [Update---checked mousers site>> http://www.mouser-dot-com. That same 20
> gauge roll now sells for $57.36. I'm sure others know of less
expensive
> suppliers---surplus, etc. (To peruse Mouser's selection, do a search
for
> "magnet wire" using their search engine.)]
> 
> 
> Tesla List wrote:
> 
> > Original Poster: Chris Tominkson <internetinbox-at-yahoo-dot-com>
> >
> > Wire source: I have had success with Electric motor repair shops.
One
> > shop in
> > particular was willing to spool off as much as I wanted of my choice
> > of wire.
> > Mouser Electronic supply sells 10 lb. spools of beautiful wire
with a
> > red
> > nylon
> > coating. Others will doubtless have suggestions on sources and
> > opinions on the
> > various insulations.
> > Dave Hartwick
> >
> > One time when I needed a 6.5536 Mhz crystal fro my ed box, I called
> > mouser and asked them to send me a sample of the part number. In a
> > couple weeks I had the crystal, for free. I have also used Digi-Key
> > and others like this too. Some don't officially sample but they sent
> > one to me anyway.
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