Re: Winding/coating...

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

Hi JLB,

At 03:17 PM 2/28/2003 -0500, you wrote:

>why do i need to wind a pvc pipe? how come i can't use a solid piece of
>copper pipe?

A solid copper pipe conducts electricity.  With the base of the coil 
grounded and the top at like 250,000 volts, a copper pipe would just short 
and conduct away the high voltage.  So, we need some really good insulator 
for the secondary tube.  PVC is easy to find at any hardware store.  Avoid 
tubes with black plastics in them since they may contain carbon black which 
is also conductive enough to short the coil out.

Cheers,

         Terry



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