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Re: Secondary preparation and capping



Original poster: "sundog by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <sundog-at-timeship-dot-net>

Hi All, Patrick

  It's an ongoing struggle/problem/project, but here's my webpage on my 3"
coil, covering a lot of the basic construction.  Still a lot to update, so
be patient with me :)

http://sundog.timeship-dot-net/HV/3_inch_coil/3_in_coil.htm


Shad
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
To: <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
Sent: Sunday, November 18, 2001 11:59 PM
Subject: Re: Secondary preparation and capping


> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
> To: <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
> Sent: Sunday, November 18, 2001 4:57 PM
> Subject: Secondary preparation and capping
>
>
> > Original poster: "Patrick Bloofon by way of Terry Fritz
> <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <transactoid-at-home-dot-com>
> >
> > I am currently in the process of building my first coil. What I'm wonder
> is
> > how necessary is it to sand down the secondary before winding it? My PVC
> has
> > been sitting in my basement for a few years, so it's good and dry.  If I
> > just cover it in a layer of polyurathane, do I *really* need to sand out
> > every little bump, and the letters (which are red, not black)? This just
> > seems like a lot of extra work, and I don't see how it would make that
> much
> > of a difference.
> >
> > Secondly, does it make any difference where the caps (as in the plugs)
for
> > the secondary are placed? I don't have access to the tools necessary to
> make
> > nice round circles to plug the ends with, so would just sticking PVC
> endcaps
> > on be acceptable?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > "Steadily getting more excited about completing his first coil"
> > Patrick.
> >
>
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