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RE: wire
I've seen all these posts, and I have to wonder.. am I the only person
using copper strap for my primary tank?
I use X-Ray cable stripped of the shield and semi-conductor layer to connect
the pig to the coil location.
Michael Baumann
Coiler, Homebrewer, Nerd...mycroft-at-access1-dot-net
http://www.access1-dot-net/mycroft
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tesla List [mailto:tesla-at-pupman-dot-com]
> Sent: Tuesday, December 28, 1999 2:24 PM
> To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
> Subject: RE: wire
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> Original Poster: "EXT-Peterson, Phillip P"
> <phillip.p.peterson-at-boeing-dot-com>
>
> Please, what does "OFC" stand for?
>
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> > From: Tesla List[SMTP:tesla-at-pupman-dot-com]
> > Sent: Saturday, December 25, 1999 6:55 PM
> > To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
> > Subject: Re: wire
> >
> > Original Poster: NickandSim-at-aol-dot-com
> >
> > Hi All,
> > for primary circuit wiring you shouldn't bother with HV cable -
> > when
> > there's voltage on the coil you can't get that close anyway. The best
> > stuff
> > to use is 2guage super flexible OFC - it can handle 250A continuously.
> > That
> > stuff might seem expensive at 5$ per metre but is there really any point
> > in
> > spending lots of time and money on a nice primary cap, coil etc
> and then
> > skimping a few bucks for cable?
> > If you have a power supply some distance from the coil then you should
> > definitely use HV cable to hook it up but for the high current
> RF cabling
> > forget it.
> >
> > Merry Christmas
> > Nick Field
> >
> >
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