Re: Running Coil without secondary coating?

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Original poster: "Paul Arrowsmith by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <p_t_arrowsmith-at-hotmail-dot-com>


>From: "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
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>Subject: Running Coil without secondary coating?
>Date: Wed, 09 Jan 2002 15:59:34 -0700
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>Original poster: "Patrick Leonard by way of Terry Fritz 
><twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <transactoid-at-rogers-dot-com>
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>I am supposed to present my coil soon, and I'm not going to have time to 
>put on
>many coats of polyurethane (probably only 2 or 3).  Would running my coil 
>with
>such few secondary coats be a risky venture for the integrity of the coil?
>That is, what are the risks of damaging my secondary wire?
>
>Also, has anyone ever used Krylon Spary-on latex enamel? I have two cans of
>this stuff and I'm not sure how well it will work.
>
>Thanks,
>Patrick
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The only reason I coat my coils is to hold the windings firm in place, I 
only use 2 or 3 coats to do this.
Paul A