Re: primarys

To: "'Tesla List'" <tesla-at-poodle.pupman-dot-com>
Subject: Re: primarys
From: Tesla List <tesla-at-stic-dot-net>
Date: Sun, 2 Nov 1997 22:27:10 -0600
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From: 	ghunter-at-mail.enterprise-dot-net[SMTP:ghunter-at-mail.enterprise-dot-net]
Sent: 	Sunday, November 02, 1997 1:04 PM
To: 	Tesla List
Subject: 	Re: primarys

Chris,

I used #8 Aluminum wire on the primary of my first coil (1975!).  I
made a perfect helix by winding it on a glass Coleman lantern globe.
It worked fine, and I didn't need any glue.  I just formed the coil
on something a little smaller in diameter than the lantern globe so
that it would be a bit too small, and then pulled it over the globe
like a sock.  It fit snug & never slipped. The glass also blocked any
primary/secondary arc-over.  The helix doesn't need to be perfect, as
long as it doesn't have any shorted turns. Replacement lamp globes
are available at Wal-Mart for very little $.

Greg


From: 	Chris Fileccia[SMTP:ChaoticD-at-swbell-dot-net]
Sent: 	Saturday, November 01, 1997 8:03 PM
To: 	tesla-at-poodle.pupman-dot-com
Subject: 	primarys

Chris agin. Like I said I am a beginner. I have recieved a lot of help
these past few days. So i say thanks to all of u.

Anyway another question I have is about primarys. Not alot of info about
them can be found, wich says that they don't matter right? I know better! 

I am on my second primary for my first coil. (confused yet, wow)
The first one looked like crap. I am using 8guage aluminum grounding wire
by the way. It is so hard to work with. I finaly got a plastic jug and cut
the arm off it to wind my coil verticly. I figure this will serve as some
protection to corona. But The wire is still hard to coil so I am atempting
to use a glue gun. It still isn't looking verry neet.
Eventually I would like to try other stiles. It has been sugested to me to
use a pancake coil and a sauser coil for my first TC but I am having a hard
enuf time with a simple verrtical. Any assistance would be great.

Chris