Re: help !! loose wire on secondary

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Original poster: "Jason by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <jasonp-at-btinternet-dot-com>

Hi there
You may get Corona losses but if you give it an outer sheath and fill it
with oil that may solve the problem

Jason
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Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2001 6:03 AM
Subject: help !! loose wire on secondary


> Original poster: "Shaun Epp by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
<scepp-at-mts-dot-net>
>
> Hello Group,  I have yet more questions about making a secondary,
>
> I've wrapped the secondary and started to coat it, up to six coats of
poly,
> But after the first coat, I noticed some irregularities in the windings. A
> few spots have the wire turns sticking out abit, away from the plastic
tube
> and
> when I went to sand it, I toke of the insulation off the wire,  oops.  Its
> sticking out about the thickness of the 26 gauge wire I used to rap it.
>
> Question:  Is having the wire stickout a bit in areas going to cause me
> lotsa trouble, I'm planning on heavily isulating this coil to compensate
for
> my goof up??
>
>  Thanks in advance for all your replies, and helpfull responses in the
past.
> It's good to have the list back online!!
>
> Shaun Epp
>
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