Re: Newbe Question

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Original poster: "Harold Weiss" <hweiss-at-new.rr-dot-com> 

Hi Gary,

Figure 1400 turns on 54" which comes to .038" or #18/19 wire.  Use #20 wire
(.032") as it's an easier wire size to find and wind, and a few extra turns
won't hurt.  Use the 200 degree heavy armored polythermalize (HAPTZ) type
magnet wire.  Express Wire Service is a good place to find the wire, and the
salesman I dealt with is also interested in coiling.

David E Weiss

 > Original poster: "Gary Gonnella" <gary-at-ridepix-dot-com>
 >
 > I have done some playing around with coils in my younger days but now want
 > to build real one. I have available a 12 inch diameter 5 foot long PVC
pipe
 > that I plan to use as the secondary. I have four 9000 volt 30ma neon sign
 > transformers that give me 120ma in parallel producing about 1000 watts,
 > presently on a Jacobs ladder. For this size coil what wire would be
 > recommended and should it be close wound or have some spacing between
turns.
 > I want to make a coil that would be hefty enough to stand an upgrade to a
 > pole pig from the neons in the future.
 > I hope this question isn't too elementary for the list.
 >
 > Thanks
 >
 > Gary Gonnella W6RYO
 > http://www.w6ryo-dot-com
 >
 >
 >