RE: 20 gauge wire

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• Subject: RE: 20 gauge wire
• From: "Lau, Gary" <Gary.Lau-at-compaq-dot-com> (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>)
• Date: Tue, 08 Feb 2000 07:47:44 -0700
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It's not specifically the gauge or thickness of the wire that matters, but
rather how much inductance your secondary ultimately ends up with.  But then
physical reality comes into play, and a secondary of a given length and
diameter will have less inductance wound with a thick wire (fewer turns)
than with a thinner wire (more turns).  So, if you choose to use a thicker
wire, you'll have to compensate and use a wider diameter and/or longer
winding length.  

Regards, Gary Lau
Waltham, MA USA

>Original Poster: LEST2001-at-aol-dot-com 
>
>Generally speaking is 20 gauge wire to heavy for secondary use on a 
>12000v 60 ma system? I hope not, because I come across a lot of it for
free. 
>Thank for the help, 
>Leslie
		

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