TANK CIRCIUT AND PRIMARY CONDUCTOR CHOICES

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Subject: TANK CIRCIUT AND PRIMARY CONDUCTOR CHOICES
From: CHURCHMON-at-aol-dot-com (by way of Terry Fritz <twf-at-verinet-dot-com>)
Date: Thu, 08 Apr 1999 18:30:49 -0600
Approved: twf-at-verinet-dot-com

Hello fellow coilers,I have a question reguarding conductor choices in both 
the tank circuitry and the primary coil. Hopefully somone on the (tesla list) 
can help .So far I have seen flat strap,ref. tubing ,and heavy guage 
wire.Which would give the best performance?

 Currently,I have a 8"x 28" coil powered by two 15/60's with a vertically 
stacked cap.(.027uf) and a series gap. The coil itself has 16 gauge wire on 
the secondary and the freq. is(234khz. loaded) with a 6"x 20" toroid.The 
primary is a flat sprial made of 1/2" ref. tubing (11 turns tapped at the 6th 
turn).

So far max.spark is 42" and I think there is  more potential. There must be 
some info. dealing with the certian size of  conductors and the dia.of the 
material used depending upon power,volts,current and coupling 
characteristics. I am  planning on using either 1/4",3/8,"or 1/2" dia. 
tubing.Any help is appreciated.

Thanks, Mike Church (CHURCHMON)4/8/99