Re: Coming close to finishing

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Original poster: "Alan by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <centauri010-at-attbi-dot-com>

Sorry, it's a 30ma transformer. Not 60.

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Subject: Coming close to finishing


 > Original poster: "Alan by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
<centauri010-at-attbi-dot-com>
 >
 > I'm coming closer each day to the final assembly of my first coil. It's
 > powered by a 15kv/60ma nst and has a 25"(23" wound) secondary. I have some
 > questions on minor things. First, I've read that copper tubing is better
to
 > use for the primary than solid copper wire, is this true and if so, does
 > the size of the copper tubing matter? Also, what sort of wire needs to be
 > used for all the connections(i.e. tank circuit connections and so on).
 > Third, what is the ideal spacing between the first wind of the primary and
 > the base of the secondary? Can I use a pvc pipe flange to connect the
 > secondary to a piece of wood? Last, I began building a geek group
saltwater
 > bottle cap and I ran out of my 6awg copper wire. Could I use some spare
 > copper tubing I have laying around as a substitute for connecting the
bottles?
 >
 > Thanks for all the help, I couldn't find very much info on these things on
 > the net.
 >
 > Alan
 >
 >
 >