Re: Aluminum wire in an NST

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Original poster: "Mike by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <mje-at-intergrafix-dot-net>

I agree with Malcom.  Even though aluminum may be paramagnetic, I don't see
what detrimental effect this would have on using it for a secondary.  I am
not suggesting it because as was mentioned before it is a poor substiture
for copper in most if not all tesla/pulse applications especially because
copper magnet wire can be scrounged up for a very small amout of cash.  If
you get AL wire cheap then by all means, use it.  I'm not sure of the exact
figure but AL is around 150% more resistive than copper.  Any effects from
the wire being paramagnetic would be EXTREMELY miniscule (nill).

--Mike

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Subject: RE: Aluminum wire in an NST


> 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
>