wire guage/signal gen.

To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
Subject: wire guage/signal gen.
From: "Kerry S. Ludwig" <kilroy1-at-juno-dot-com>
Date: Sat, 30 Nov 1996 19:59:09 cst

All of the coils that I have experimented with have been small and using
a brute-force approach.  I hope to build a larger coil and I want to get
my design right before I start building.  Can anyone tell me the best way
to calculate the guage of wire that I should use on my secondary?  I know
that the bigger the better, but what is a good rule of thumb to follow as
far as guage/wattage.

I could also use a simple single generating circuit for finding resonant
frequecies if  anyone knows of a fairly simple schematic.  Preferabley
adjustable from 50khz to 1mhz.  I can't justify the expense of an
off-the-shelf unit and second-hand equipment is hard to find in my area.

Would be happy to talk to other beginners in the field or anyone
interested in UNUSUAL coil designs.  You can e-mail me direct at:
 Kilroy1-at-Juno-dot-com

Kerry "Kilroy" Ludwig

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