winding tensions

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Original poster: "Terry Fritz" <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>

Hi,

Here are the "official" winding tensions for various wire sizes.  Of 
course, us hand winders just do the best we can, ;o)  but here are the 
numbers...


AWG		Tension Lbs
18		10.9
20		6.83
22		4.28
24		2.71
26		1.70
28		1.07

Probably not super critical, but this gives one an "idea" of how tight to 
try for.  I suppose one could make a "contraption" out of weights and 
pulleys...  But don't waste too much time... ;-))

Cheers,

	Terry