Re: Secondary wire & insulation

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• Date: Thu, 05 Jun 1997 22:46:42 -0500
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Subject:       Re: Secondary wire & insulation
       Date:   Fri, 6 Jun 1997 15:03:42 +1200
       From:   "Malcolm Watts" <MALCOLM-at-directorate.wnp.ac.nz>
Organization:  Wellington Polytechnic, NZ
         To:   tesla-at-pupman-dot-com


Hi Mad Coiler,
                My recipe for a good secondary wire-wise: close wind 
with  polythermaleze coated magnet wire with a copper gauge at least 
3 skin-depths diameter at the lowest frequency the coil will be 
running at. Normal secondary Q's are so high that secondary losses 
are not really an issue in final performance (IMO).

Malcolm

>   From:    "Mad Coile{" <ts5815-at-devrycols.edu>
>     To:    Tesla List <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>

<snip>
> Alfred, are you suggesting bare copper wire? What kind of wire has
> everyone had the best results with? - I am assuming mag wire. I thought 
> Tesla coils needed a good number of turns/inch and to be tightly wound.
> The use of insulated wire other than mag wire seems to go against this.
> Would appreciate any clarifications.
> 
> 
> T.Stewart

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