Re: Primary Winding (Strip vs Tube

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Original poster: "Hydrogen18" <hydrogen18-at-hydrogen18-dot-com> 

I think your statement is a bit flawed...steel is by far not the worst
conductor for a primary. Carbon would be much worse, then you have any form
of dielectric which is a far worse conductor than steel...

---Eric
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Subject: RE: Primary Winding (Strip vs Tube


 > Original poster: "Lau, Gary" <gary.lau-at-hp-dot-com>
 >
 > Steel of any sort is about the worst possible choice for a primary
 > conductor.  Yes, the rolls of steel shipping strap material look tempting,
 > but the resistance of steel is very high.  Use only copper.  1/4" copper
 > refrigeration tubing is common, inexpensive, easy to form, easy to tap,
 > easy to solder, and performs very well - I recommend it.
 >
 > Gary Lau
 > MA, USA
 >
 >
 > Original poster: "Luke" <Bluu-at-cox-dot-net>
 >
 > I was toying with the idea of making my primary out of a strip of
 > metal.  Seems like it may be easier to construct a primary coil from a
strip.
 >
 > Is spring steel ok for this or is copper the way to go?  Or are there any
 > other suggestions for material?
 >
 > The other question is how wide and thick is recommended?
 >
 > Luke Galyan
 > Bluu-at-cox-dot-net
 >
 >
 >