Re: Easy way to Big Inductor, was Re: ebay wire

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Original poster: "Antonio Carlos M. de Queiroz by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <acmq-at-compuland-dot-com.br>

Tesla list wrote:
 
> Original poster: "Loudner, Godfrey by way of Terry Fritz
<twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <gloudner-at-SINTE.EDU>

>... Building a big induction coil is just a fantasy, until I score
> a big spool of wire.

This is not necessary. Classical induction coil were built from many
disc-shaped coils (with a few layers) interconnected. You only need
enough continuous wire for one of these disks. If you get a supply of
discarded relays with enough wire on them, this is enough.

Antonio Carlos M. de Queiroz