Re: wire

• To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
• Subject: Re: wire
• From: "Bill the arcstarter" <arcstarter-at-hotmail-dot-com> (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>)
• Date: Fri, 24 Dec 1999 15:00:45 -0700
• Approved: twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net
• Delivered-To: fixup-tesla-at-pupman-dot-com-at-fixme

"Fred Vermeer" <fredvermeer-at-hotmail-dot-com> wrote:
>I would be safe to say spark plug wire, found at your local auto parts 
>dealer.  It is very well insulated, and can handle a lot of juice.  It is 
>what I am planning to use on my 15kv 30ma coil.

Nope.  Most modern spark plug wire is designed to be high resistance, on the 
order of 1 Kohm per foot to reduce EMI in your ignition system.

If you use this stuff in a tesla coil you will be very dissapointed.

Plus the fact that the core is some form of carbon w/ fabric - it is 
difficult to solder to it too! :)

-Bill

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