24-Gauge and 26-Gauge Wire

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• Subject: 24-Gauge and 26-Gauge Wire
• From: "Spud" <spud-at-wf-dot-net> (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>)
• Date: Tue, 19 Oct 1999 20:55:57 -0600
• Approved: twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net
• Delivered-To: fixup-tesla-at-pupman-dot-com-at-fixme

I already have most of the components I need for my Tesla coil, like a 12kV
/ 30mA transformer, a 4"x26" secondary (the winding is actually 22"), etc. 
And I planned on wrapping the secondary with 24-gauge wire since that
seemed to be what all the guys who knew what they were doing used on that
size coil.  But it turns out I have a couple thousand feet of 26-gauge wire
handy.   Can I use this wire without any serious performance drawbacks?

	Thanks,
	      Ryan

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