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Re: PVC or not



On 26 Jul 00, at 12:43, Tesla list wrote:

> Original poster: "D.Wightman" <dwightman-at-mmcable-dot-com> 
> 
> concerning secondary coil forms,,it seems that there is lots of coilers using
> pvc for sec coil forms,,yet we find lots of information that it is a high
loss
> material? i am getting ready to build a 14 or 16 inch coil and have
prices for
> acrylic and pvc..20 to 30 dollars (acrylic) versus 5 dollars a foot (pvc). i
> plan on using the best inverter duty wire i can get.which will be close
to 300
> dollars.. i do not want to have to wind the thing twice! my question is
will i
> really notice a difference whether i use pvc or acrylic..thanks everyone
:-))
 
I don't think so. I've never noticed any difference.

Regards,
Malcolm