RE: Coming close to finishing - primary and hookup wire

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Original poster: "Lau, Gary by way of Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" <Gary.Lau-at-hp-dot-com>

Stranded wire clearly has a much higher AC resistance than solid or Litz 
conductors.  In a 50 foot long length of primary coil, this will be 
significant.  But if you're only talking about 1-2 feet to hook up tank 
components, the difference is negligible.

Gary Lau
MA, USA

 >Also, why is stranded wire frowned upon as a conductor?  And more to the
 >point, if it's No
 >Good for the primary widing, why is it OK as hookup wire?
 >
 >Mark Broker