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Re: 24-Gauge and 26-Gauge Wire



Ryan,

   The 26ga wire should work fine as long as you do not plan on running the
coil at a very high power level (over 2 or so KW). If run at higher power
it mite arc over :-( Be sure to coat it with a good layer of
epoxy/shellac/etc.

Aron

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> From: Tesla List <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
> To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
> Subject: 24-Gauge and 26-Gauge Wire
> Date: Tuesday, October 19, 1999 7:55 PM
> 
> Original Poster: "Spud" <spud-at-wf-dot-net> 
> 
> 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
>