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Re: Shellacing a secondary
Original poster: Ed Phillips <evp-at-pacbell-dot-net>
Tesla list wrote:
>
> Original poster: "Hydrogen18" <hydrogen18-at-hydrogen18-dot-com>
>
> I finished winding my 3 inch secondary and have been shellac'ing, but how
> many layers do I need? I've put 6 and the sixth is a little thicker than the
> rest but still dried fine. Its definetly getting thicker, after the fifth
> coat it really became noticable. I'm nowhere near running out of shellac.
>
> http://www.hydrogen18-dot-com/projectlogs/hivolt/3inchtesla/
> ---Eric
I think one layer is enough, but more won't hurt and I've usually used
a couple. As you build up more material it will be easier to get shocks
off the outside of the secondary after you've turned the power off.
Ed