Re: Damage to the Secondary

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• Subject: Re: Damage to the Secondary
• From: "Malcolm Watts" <malcolm.watts-at-wnp.ac.nz> (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>)
• Date: Mon, 01 Nov 1999 18:20:10 -0700
• Approved: twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net
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Hi Ryan,
                A lot depends on just what damage is sustained......

> Original Poster: "Spud" <spud-at-wf-dot-net> 
> 
>  I wound a 4"x22" secondary the other day with 26 gauge wire, and
>  started
> coating it with polyurenane.  At some time during this long process,
> the form fell over and screwed up a big chunk of wire.  (It landed on
> a sharp car-jack edge.)  None of the wire was severed or anything, but
> it was pushed up and squished. About a half an inch of wire was ruined
> about in the middle of the secondary.  Now after I threw a fit, I went
> and wound another one.  Since I have access to a mechanical lathe that
> totally automates the process, I can wind an entire 4x22" coil in
> under 10 minutes. :)  (That oughtta' get some envy from fellow coilers
> who have to do it with a crank jig or even by hand. :)   So anyway, 
> my question was,  just out of curiosity, what would happen exactly if
> I purposely used the damaged coil in my Tesla coil system?

If the interturn insulation is damaged, it won't perform nearly as well. 
A ding or two without crushing the wires together will work but you 
can't run as much primary energy without causing flashovers etc.
Been there, done that. I guess it's an integral part of coiling to have 
done this sooner or later.

Regards,
Malcolm

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