Re: Cable question

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• Date: Fri, 2 Jan 1998 22:47:03 -0600
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From: 	Michael Baumann[SMTP:baumann-at-proton.llumc.edu]
Sent: 	Friday, January 02, 1998 2:16 PM
To: 	Tesla List
Subject: 	Re: Cable question

On Fri, 2 Jan 1998, Tesla List wrote:

> >      4.  Get spark plug wire, from an auto parts store.
> 
> Spark Plug Wire is a misleading term.
> 
> More often than not, spark plug wires have no wire in them, but a carbon
> fiber sort of conductor.  Also, the additional resistance used to
> suppress RF may be more resistance than you might want to put into your
> system.
> 

Exactly. What you must find is what is referred to as "Solid-Core"
plug wire. Normally, the only place you can find this is in "performance"
auto stores. Most people want the noise suppresion of resistor core
plug wires, but speed freaks don't :)

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