Re: Secondary winding - all one length?

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Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <Parpp807-at-aol-dot-com>

In a message dated 8/12/01 4:03:49 PM Central Daylight Time, tesla-at-pupman-dot-com 
writes:

<< I am a total beginner just starting to build my first coil.  I went out and
 bought #22 wire - 2 pounds of it.  However, I bought it in 2 one-pound 
spools. 
 I didn't even think about it until I got ready to wind the secondary.  Can I
 solder the ends together to get enough turns or did I waste my money?
 
  >>
Hi Janet,
The short answer is yes.
I'm  always scrounging bits of magnet wire and soldering pieces together.
The secret is to work very carefully, using a small pencil iron and making a 
little 
jig to hold the wires in contact while you solder them. Use a good grade of 
rosin core solder. Scrape or steel wool around 1/2 to 3/4 inch of enamel from 
the ends. A #22
wire can even be scraped down a little bit to sorta flatten the ends.

Hope this helps. Good luck on your coil.
Think safety.

Ralph Zekelman