Re: Water pipe -OK for primary?

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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 7/15/02 10:37:22 AM Eastern Daylight Time, tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
writes:

If you're planning to build a large coil, then you may benefit
somewhat by using primary tubing that is thicker than 1/4".
But why bother with such pipes?  It would seem much easier
and preferable to use 1/2" or 5/8" copper tubing and make the
primary in the traditional style.  

John



>
> I am considering whether 15mm copper water pipe, solder elbow joints and
> plastic stand-offs -all available from plumbers merchants- could be used to
> fabricate a square flat pancake primary with the elbows forming the rounded
> corners and the insulators supporting the pipe above a wooden mounting board.
>
> Is there any merit in this construction -after all wouldn t 15mm pipe have
> even
> less resistance than 1/4 inch refrigerator tubing? Or is it be more likely
> that
> eddy currents would be induced in the pipes and cause losses?
>
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