RE: Form Material Info!!!

["James" <mustang3-at-home-dot-com> (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>)]

Hi coilers,
   My first form was SDW thin wall PVC in 6 inch. The 8 in form was sewer
pipe (about 1/4 inch thick). Once I put many, many coats of varnish on it,
the tracking and/or shorted turn problem left. I put Seas Epoxy Resin System
( from West Marine) over the top.One thick coat for protection. Stuff is
tough.
								Later,
								  James

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Subject: Re: Form Material Info!!!


Original poster: "Barton B. Anderson" <tesla123-at-pacbell-dot-net>

Hi James,

Thanks for sharing. BTW, for the lists data, what material is your form made
of?

Bart

Tesla list wrote:
>
> Original poster: "James" <mustang3-at-home-dot-com>
>
> Hi there coilers,
>     I just got to put my .02 in. I built a secondary with minimal prep. It
> carbon tracked almost immedatly. All secondarys of mine seem to die about
6
> in from the bottom (high stress area?). I then made another one with 4 or
5
> coats of varnish. It also carbon tracked. I then whipped out one more, I
put
> a least 20 coats of varnish on it. So far so good.
>         My system uses a 14400 pole xmfr, 8 in. X 36 in. sec, and a 66Nf
cap
> with a
> static SG. I am currently getting 6 to 7 foot sparks(corona).
>                                                                 James