Re: 20 gauge wire

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• Subject: Re: 20 gauge wire
• From: "Megavolt Nick" <tesla-at-fieldfamily.prontoserve.co.uk> (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>)
• Date: Wed, 09 Feb 2000 18:41:17 -0700
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Hi All,
          The idea is a that a larger wire lower L secondary can charge a
bigger topload and therefore there is more current available to the arc (for
disscussion of how arcs grow see the 'very long saprk' thread a few months
back)
This is an inexact science, so the optimum for a different coil is rather
difficult to determine (possibly a job for the Microsim boys?)  The
theoretical Q factor of a coil does not seem to be too related to arc output
as spark length is not really too dependant on voltage.

Regards
Nick Field
><Original Poster adamsmith-at-mediaone-dot-net>
> I'm now making a new 22 AWG secondary in hopes of improving performance.
My
> database of other coilers' results shows that those getting the best
> performance in my power class have high inductance secondaries wound with
> #22-#25.

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