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Re: disaster (i think)?



Hi Marc,


 Don't be too concerned with the gaps, my 10 inch secondary has them all
over the place and hasn't seemed to affect it at all. Just take all photo's
from a reasonable distance so no one sees them :-)!!

Best Regards

 Robin




Tesla list wrote:

> Original poster: "Metlicka Marc" <mystuffs-at-orwell-dot-net>
>
> all,
> today i put a coat of insulating varnish on the 3000 turn coil, what i
> saw sickened me. i thought i was so careful to get the wire tight
> together but after the varnish at least a hundred? gaps showed up in the
> windings. not really the width of a wire but there there.
> there is no crossed wires but i'm not sure if the gaps will kill it or
> not? it goes about two inches real tight and then a gap, then maybe a
> half inch, another gap and so on.
> will covering it in urethane help, or can i expect it to burn?
> any help will be grateful,  sad marc.