Re: Starting with a secondary first?

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Original poster: "rheidlebaugh by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <rheidlebaugh-at-zialink-dot-com>

Dan:  The coil form is good, but not near enough wire turns on it. You nead
some where near 1000 turns. # 14 wire on only 20 in is not near enough. #22
or smaller wire the full length is what you nead.
    Robert  H 

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> Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2002 12:15:40 -0600
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> Subject: Starting with a secondary first?
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> Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
> <Dan_Gallagher%PULSARNOTES-at-pulsartech-dot-com>
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> Hi folks,
> I don't care what anyone says you people seem like scientists to me. Well,
> anyway, I feel I'm close to obtaining an NST.
> 
> Question: there's this big coil here in my office and I would like to know
> if it can be used as a secondary in a TC.
> 
> It looks as if the form (tube) is made of 1/8" G10 type material.
> It is 27" tall (can be shortened), 8.5" wide (air core) and has windings on
> 19" of the total length with 4" of empty space (no windings) at each end.
> It appears to be wound with something like 14awg magnet wire.
> I think it used to be an inductor of some type in the electrical industry.
> 
> Can I use this for a secondary and if so could someone tell me what the
> primary specs would have to be?
> And where do you get 1/4" copper tubing?
> 
> Thanks
> Dan in Ft. Lauderdale
> 
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