Re: ??Where to get a POLE Transformer??

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Original poster: "Skip Malley by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>" <skipmalley-at-home-dot-com>

The quoted lines below are incorrect.  While the coil is operating at a 
high frequency, the transformer is still operating at 60Hz.  At this 
frequency, the surface area is not an issue.  More surface area does not 
allow more current.

Skip


>The foil will have many times the surface area of the
>wire, so it can carry more current.
>   Besides all that, caps use aluminum, and they stand up to pretty chunky
>current jolts with no trouble.  Only real drawback I can see to aluminum
>over copper is the higher resistance once the surface is oxidized.