Re: Using wood for endcaps

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

In a message dated 1/8/02 12:17:01 AM Eastern Standard Time, tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
writes:

Patrick,

I like to leave very little space between the endof the winding
and the end of the secodnary,  maybe only 1/2" or less on a
small coil.  Wooden end caps are fine.  The secondary does
not need to be sealed.  Mine are usually open.  A suitable
toroid at the proper height does wonders for stopping corona
at the top of the winding.

Cheers,
John


>
> Hi,
>
> I don't have access to any tools that can cut a circular piece of plastic,
> and
> I found on my other coil that using PVC end caps results in a great deal of
> break out where the wire bends around the outter edge. Has anyone had
> experience using wood to seal their secondary, or any other ideas for
> sealing?
>
> Also, how much height do you guys typically leave between the upper-most
> winding and the end of the secondary?
>
> Thanks,
> Patrick