Re: primary coil wire

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• Subject: Re: primary coil wire
• From: Ed Phillips <evp-at-pacbell-dot-net> (by way of Terry Fritz <terryf-at-verinet-dot-com>)
• Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1998 20:46:08 -0700
• Approved: terryf-at-verinet-dot-com

Tesla List wrote:
> 
> Original Poster: "chris morgan" <crmorgan-at-hotmail-dot-com>
> 
> Everybody uses copper tubing for there pirmary coil cause its got more
> surface area, right?  Why don't you just twist 3 strand #12 house wire
> together.  That will have more suface area and be cheaper also. So if
> your pinchin penies or strivin for that extra watt, this sounds like the
> way to go.  Someone who's actualy built a tesla coil should try this and
> post how it works out.
> 
> Chris, via the inter-thingy
> 
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	You are overlooking a significant advantage of copper tubing.  It looks
real neat!!!!!

Ed

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