Re: Ballast Question (fwd)

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Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2007 11:27:59 -0400
From: David Speck <Dave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: Tesla list <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: Ballast Question (fwd)

J,

You can anneal wire (I assume it is copper), by heating it and then 
quenching  it rapidly, but I'm not sure that you can get it hot enough 
to anneal it without also destroying the insulation on it. 

Dave

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> Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2007 22:24:11 -0700
> From: johnbrooks@xxxxxxxxxxx
> To: Tesla list <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Ballast Question
>
>
> I have several hundred feet of square wire (slightly larger than AWG10.
> This wire is VERY stiff.
>
> Question: If I heat it with a torch to make it easier to coil,will it
> change? In other words,will it be the same,inductance,resistance,overall
> performance?
>
> Thanks
> j.
>