Re: Wire

To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
Subject: Re: Wire
From: "Dr. Resonance" <Dr.Resonance-at-next-wave-dot-net> (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>)
Date: Tue, 15 Jun 1999 18:15:22 -0600
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to: Reiner

If it's a deep dark red it probably GE's Glyptal --- a standard baking
varnish for elec. motor repair work.

It works fine on TC's and coilforms.

Dr.Resonance


-----Original Message-----
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To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
Date: Tuesday, June 15, 1999 3:20 PM
Subject: Wire


>Original Poster: Reinier Heeres <rwh-at-worldonline.nl>
>
>Hi all!
>
>I just found some pretty cheap copper wire to build my first tesla coil.
>It is normal 0.6mm dia (AWG 24 I think) wire, but it has an extra red
>coating. The guy who sold it to me told me it was something they called
>'baking varnish'. When they finish winding a motor they apply a high DC
>current, so that the wire heats up and melts together. Could anyone tell
>me if what it is? Is it lossy at TC frequencies, etc.
>
>Regards, Reinier
>
>BTW: Alan, did you test those cheap caps yet? It would still be a good
>idea if we bought them together with some other people here in Europe!
>
>