ribbon vs. tubing

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• Subject: ribbon vs. tubing
• From: Chip Atkinson <chip-at-poodle.pupman-dot-com>
• Date: Sun, 1 Dec 1996 22:02:12 -0700 (MST)

Greetings,

I have started making my next coil.  It will be a 6" model, certainly
bigger than my garage :-)

I have been thinking about the primary and had a question.  I realized
that the flashing that I use for capacitors comes in 4 or 6 inch widths.
It is significantly cheaper than copper tubing, and I was wondering if I
used ribbon of this flashing that had the same surface area as a tube of
the proper diameter (say 1/2") if it would have the same current carrying
capabilities and would work as well.  

I'm up for the experiment if no one knows, but I'd hate to just waste the
money if someone has tried it before.

Chip

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