RE: MMC wiring

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Original poster: "Mark W. Stolz by way of Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" <mark_w_stolz-at-hotmail-dot-com>

Chris,

You will want to use something heavier than 12 AWG for the tank 
connections.  I was using 10 AWG on my 4" coil until I noticed it was warm 
after extended runs with a 15/60 NST.  I increased the wire size and the 
heating has gone away.  Since your tank circuit does see peak currents in 
the 100's and perhaps 1000's of amps, bigger is not a bad thing.

FWIW, I still use 12 AWG on my 2.5" coil that's powered with a 7.5/30.

Mark Stolz
Houston, TX
http://teslacoils4christ-dot-org


>Original poster: "Chris Roberts by way of Terry Fritz 
><teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" <quezacotl_14000000000000-at-yahoo-dot-com>
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>So would using 12 gauge house wire be too small for the wire that's 
>leading up to the primary? I am currently using about 2 feet to hook it up 
>to the inside turn. And, if so, should I replace all of the wire that is 
>hooking up the rest of the coil? (same gauge)
>
>  Tesla list <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com> wrote:
>Original poster: "Mccauley, Daniel H by way of Terry Fritz "
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>Chris,
>
>I see lots of people using some VERY serious bus-bar type connections at the
>ends of their MMCs and a lot of people
>will swear by this. And it does look very nice and professional, however
>if you look at your MMC, any single series
>connection between the capacitors is only by the capacitor lead itself which
>is such a small conductor in comparison.
>Its kind of like having an onramp to a major highway with 50 lanes and then
>the highway itself is only 2 lanes.
>
>
>The Captain