High voltage wire (using coax)

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• Date: Mon, 6 Apr 1998 00:06:13 -0500
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From:  Jim Lux [SMTP:jimlux-at-earthlink-dot-net]
Sent:  Sunday, April 05, 1998 2:29 PM
To:  Tesla List
Subject:  Re: High voltage wire (using coax)



> From:  Gregory R. Hunter [SMTP:ghunter-at-mail.enterprise-dot-net]
> Sent:  Saturday, April 04, 1998 6:32 AM
> To:  Tesla List
> Subject:  Re: High voltage wire
> 
> Dear Gents,
> 
> Want cheap HV wire?  Get some surplus RG-8 or RG-213 coax.  Strip
> off the outer vinyl jacket & copper braid (this is easy with a razor or a
> box cutter).  The inner 13-gauge stranded copper conductor is covered
with
> a thick sheath of clear polyethylene--great for HV work.  This wire
> is a bit stiff, however.
> 
> Greg

Actually, you should leave the shield on and grounded. It provides a
measure of safety (the breakdown is to ground, not your hand), and, more
importantly, it makes the field distribution very even, no matter what the
surroundings are. An even field makes for good breakdown characteristics.

Jim

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