Re: secondary wire gauge, how much does it matter 26 vs. 35 awg

["Luc" <ludev-at-videotron.ca> (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>)]

Hi Alex

Look on the yellow page and find a electric motor repair shop they usually be
able to sell you the wire you need.

Luc Benard(Montreal)

Tesla list wrote:

> Original poster: "Alex Madsen" <alexmadsen-at-netzero-dot-net>
>
> There is currently nothing on ebay that matches the requirements for my
> Tesla Coil.
> I would need about 3 lb of wire. I can pay u in 2 ways:
> 1. I will trade you 4 lb of 26 awg for 5 lb of 0.015
> cm ( 0.0056 in.) wire which = about 35 awg wire.
> 2. I will buy 3 lb of and pay 1.5 x what you paid + shipping.
> I would rather trade wire but if you cant use it I will pay you cash.
> Alex
>
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> Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2000 9:47 PM
> Subject: secondary wire gauge, how much does it matter 26 vs. 35 awg
>
> > Original poster: "Alex Madsen" <alexmadsen-at-netzero-dot-net>
> >
> > I was wondering how much the gauge of the wire matter in the secondary. I
> > know that a high gauge drops the frequency. I have also heard that a high
> > gauge also reduce the output of the coil due to resistance. I am asking
> this
> > because I thought I was buying 26 awg magnet wire (0.015 in.) but got
> 0.015
> > cm ( 0.0056 in.) wire which = about 35 awg wire. I need to know if I
> should
> > buy the right stuff which means lost  of $$ or use this stuff.
> > The secondary will be 4.25 in. in diameter and 22 in tall. supplied by 15
> kv
> > 60ma NST. The big question is " How big will the loss in discharge
> length?"
> > Thank You for your help!!
> >
> >
> >
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