RE: Aluminum wire in an NST

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Original poster: "Malcolm Watts by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <m.j.watts-at-massey.ac.nz>

Godfrey,

On 25 Jul 01, at 15:11, Tesla list wrote:

> Original poster: "Loudner, Godfrey by way of Terry Fritz
<twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <gloudner-at-SINTE.EDU>
 
<snip>

> I read in the archives of the list that because aluminum was a paramagnetic
> material, aluminum wire was dangerous to use on a tesla coil. But I have no
> understanding of the nature of the dangers. Maybe its an inaccurate
> statement.
> 
> Godfrey Loudner

Sounds like absolute rubbish to me (skeptic's hat on). I was given a 
huge reel of plastic coated Al (about 0.3mm). I've been meaning to 
wind a coil from it when more important things recede from my diary. 

Regards,
Malcolm