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

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Original poster: "Ed Phillips by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <evp-at-pacbell-dot-net>

Tesla list wrote:
> 
> 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:
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> > 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

	Right, but that doesn't reduce the labor required to build one!  Hope
he has enough ambition and energy to finish one!

Ed