Re: Tubing for high voltage wire

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Original poster: "J. B. Weazle McCreath by way of Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" <weazle-at-hurontel.on.ca>


At 10:53 AM 01/01/03 -0700, you wrote:
 >
 >Original poster: "zachary rohrer by way of Terry Fritz
<teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" <zcroh-at-comcast-dot-net>
 >
<SNIP>
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 >Also, are there any readily available kinds of tubing that have a high
 >dielectric rating to make HV wire with?  I haven't found a listing for
 >clear vinyl tubing's puncture voltage yet. If anyone knows this please
 >tell me.
 >

I don't have any specs, but I can tell you from personal experience that
the clear tubing used with oxygen masks in hospitals withstands my 14.4
KV pig power with no punctures!  Make friends with a nurse or doctor and
you'll have a ready supply, as they are only used once then tossed out.
I use teflon insulated # 16 wire pulled through the tubing for all of
my high voltage leads, save for the high current ones in the primary.

73, Weazle, VE3EAR/VE3WZL
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