Re: Broke Wire! Urgent!

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Original poster: "Jason Petrou by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <jasonp-at-btinternet-dot-com>

Patrick,

Strip off some coating with a knife and using some very fine solder work,
solder it back together. then, carefully spread about 4 coats of PU on it,
drying it with a heatgun inbetween each coat. Finally, turn over the coil
and put it near the bottom. The voltage manifests itself near the top of the
coil, so it is best to have the break at the bottom, where there is much
less voltage. Also, when you couple the coil be very careful not to get
racing sparks :0

Best Regards,
Jason

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Sent: Saturday, November 24, 2001 5:14 AM
Subject: Broke Wire! Urgent!


> Original poster: "Patrick Bloofon by way of Terry Fritz
<twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <transactoid-at-home-dot-com>
>
> I was *manually* wrapping my secondary when somehow the wire snapped (I
think
> the break was on the spool itself).  Its a 28" x 4" tube, and I was about
1/4
> of the way through it, starting from the toroid end.
>
> Will splicing the wire greatly affect the coil's performance, or would
splicing
> provide a satisfactory compromise to rewinding it?
>
> What is the best way to splice the wire back together?
>
> (BTW, it's 28 guage)
>
> Thanks,
> Patrick
>
>
>