Re: More newbie questions

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Original poster: "Aleks R Nowak by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <Aleks-at-sn2.co.uk>

The voltage rating of a cable only tends to be the rating of the insulation.
So if the cables are sufficiently insulated by air and never touched when
carrying current, then you should be able to use what ever you want.
A good comprimise to HV cable is RF coaxial cable. Look for a type of
coaxial cable called RG-213 (it is common in most electrical shops over here
[the UK], so I guess it should be readily available over there), it is
vastly cheaper than HV wire (in general), and much easier to obtain. If you
strip the outer insulation and the outher metal sheath off it, you end up
with a workable hv cable, although I still wouldn't recommend touching it
while live.

Aleks Nowak
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Subject: More newbie questions


> Original poster: "Michael O. Poley by way of Terry Fritz
<twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <mpoley-at-mindspring-dot-com>
>
> Whew, after reading the list for a while there I was worried about asking
> beginner's questions...
>
> I'm working off of  Jeff Corr's plans for a 4" diameter secondary off a
> 15kV/30mA NST, and now that I've got the components assembled, I'm
> worried.  Everybody's talking about high voltage cable, and now I'm
> wondering whether or not I need to make a special trip to get some to
> connect the whole tank circuit together, or whether I can "make-do" with
> something more readily available at the hardware store.  I'm not really
> planning on operating it for any extended length of time or anything.
What
> do you think?
>
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