Re: Secondary Wiring

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Original poster: "Randy Baisden by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <rbjb-at-gte-dot-net>

Dan, I have a 4.5 x 18 secondary ( I ran short on wire)  was shooting for
22". I wound it with 26 gauge and  it seems to perform well, 42" arcs. Being
below the recommended 5:1 length ratio I get a lot of strikes to the strike
protection rail around the primary.
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Subject: Secondary Wiring


> Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
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> Howdy,
> Does anyone know if it would be a good idea to use 28 guage for a 4.5" by
22"
> secondary? I also have 26 guage, but don't know If i have enough.  How
long
> would I need? has anyone had a secondary this size before?
> Thanks,
> Dan
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