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Re: Science Fair Project [wire]




From: 	Alfred A. Skrocki[SMTP:alfred.skrocki-at-cybernetworking-dot-com]
Sent: 	Thursday, November 13, 1997 2:08 PM
To: 	Tesla List
Subject: 	Re: Science Fair Project

On Thursday, November 13, 1997 9:55 AM Scott Stephens
[SMTP:stephens-at-enteract-dot-com] wrote;
 
> >Budget:  $40-$50 + shipping for about 5lb of secondary magnet wire.  
> 
> Nope. Go find an old TV  and tear out the yoke, old microwave oven & unwrap
> the 2ndary, or other >50W transformer with 24 - 26 gauge wire. You may break
> it a few times, but you can solder it back. Just cover with poly-urothane

One often overloooked source of wire is the degausing coil in all color 
T.V.s, they are typicaly made of #26 enamel coated aluminum wire about
1,000 to 4,000 feet in length depending on the size of the T.V., fine
for small coils.

                               Sincerely

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