Re: fibreglass secondary or sealed pvc

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Original poster: "robert heidlebaugh by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <rheidlebaugh-at-desertgate-dot-com>

Justin: I use fiberglass coil forms on my cone secondary's I like them. One
caution, do not wind your coils to the last 6mm of length. leave a little
space to avoid arc over the end of your coil form.
    Robert  H

 > From: "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
 > Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2002 23:01:29 -0700
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 > Subject: fibreglass secondary or sealed pvc
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 > Resent-Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2002 23:05:27 -0700
 >
 > Original poster: "Justin Wright by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
 > <justin-at-tracesofnut-dot-com>
 >
 > Hello,
 >
 > Has anyone tried to make a secondary out of fibreglass (woven cloth
 > type)?
 >
 > I read in the archives where someone asked the question, but I could not
 > find any real answers.
 >
 > I was thinking that a fibreglass tube could be made over another form
 > and made very thin. The winding could be covered in another layer or
 > just epoxied over.
 >
 > Would this be better than PVC or am I worrying about nothing.  I have
 > read about a lot of coils using PVC so it can't be that bad.
 >
 > I had planned to seal the PVC tube after drying.  Is it the moisture it
 > absorbs that makes PVC lossy or just the material itself.
 >
 >
 >
 >
 >
 > Regards,
 >
 >
 > Justin.
 >
 >