Re: Space Wound Secondaries

["Malcolm Watts" <malcolm.watts-at-wnp.ac.nz> (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>)]

Hi Alan,

On 11 Jun 00, at 23:24, Tesla List wrote:

> Original Poster: Megavolt121-at-aol-dot-com 
> 
> Hi all
>     A quick question about space wound secondary coils... Say I were to
use a 
> fishing line to space out the wire as I wind, is it necessary to pull out
the 
> fishing line when done with winding? If i do need to do it, what will happen 
> electrically(and pyrotechnically) if i were to leave it in?
> Thanks in advance,
> Alan

As long as the nylon was dry to begin with and the coil is well 
varnished after winding there shouldn't be a problem. Nylon absorbs 
water like crazy.

Regards,
Malcolm