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Re: wire
You can buy spark plug wire with a solid steel core from any local hot rod
shop. Only problem is it tends to break easy when flexed.
>From the power supply to the oscillator base use neon sign transformer
wire -- it is heavy silicone and works well -- doesn't break like spark plug
wire. In the high current loop from the spark gap to primary and around cap
use 4 AWG welding cable slipped into tygon tubing -- this will handle the
large peak currents without heating up.
Happy Holidays,
Dr. Resonance
-----Original Message-----
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To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
Date: Friday, December 24, 1999 4:48 PM
Subject: Re: wire
>Original Poster: "Bill the arcstarter" <arcstarter-at-hotmail-dot-com>
>
>"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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