Re: HAPTZ wire splicing question

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Original poster: "Dr. Resonance" <resonance-at-jvlnet-dot-com> 


Express wire service is a nice outfit to deal with.  I bet if you call them
they would allow you to return your 10 one lb spools for a larger spool.
It's worth a try and will save you all the soldering and insulating, plus
your finished coil will look very nice.

For the final finish use 4 coats of Dolph's AC-43 (see their website).  It
is especially formulated for excellent HV protection (around 3.4 kV/mil if I
remember correctly) and produces a very hard finish.  Allow 24 hrs for
complete drying between each coating.

Dr. Resonance

Resonance Research Corporation
E11870 Shadylane Rd.
Baraboo   WI   53913
 >
 > Hi David,
 >
 > What exactly IS corona dope ?  I know what it is for, but I am not sure
what
 > it is - some sort of epoxy goop no doubt.
 >
 > RGs
 > Ian
 >
 >  > -----Original Message-----
 >  > From: Tesla list [mailto:tesla-at-pupman-dot-com]
 >  > Sent: Monday, 5 January 2004 2:26 am
 >  > To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
 >  > Subject: Re: HAPTZ wire splicing question
 >  >
 >  >
 >  > Original poster: "Harold Weiss" <hweiss-at-new.rr-dot-com>
 >  >
 >  > Hi Robert,
 >  >
 >  > OOps!  How large a coil are you winding?  You can splice and
 >  > insulate with
 >  > corona dope.  I had to do that with my old 15" which needed
 >  > 30# of 14ga wire
 >  > on 10# spools.  I did not even see racing sparks issue from
 >  > the splices.
 >  > Just keep things real smooth and clean when soldering the splices.
 >  >
 >  > David E Weiss
 >  >
 >  >  > Original poster: "Robert Hanford" <pomnept-at-comcast-dot-net>
 >  >  >
 >  >  > Hi all,
 >  >  > I just ordered some 22 ga. wire from Express wire
 >  > services, they were very
 >  >  > nice there but I am relatively inexperienced with the
 >  > practical side of
 >  >  > things and did not specify that I wanted a 10 pound spool
 >  > and looking at
 >  >  > the invoice I realized that I am being sent 10 one pound spools.
 >  >  > Is it O.K. to just solder the stuff together as I go? I'd
 >  > probably just
 >  >  > have to do this twice. Or should I get rid of this wire
 >  > and find a longer
 >  >  > quantity?
 >  >  > Thanks for any replies,
 >  >  > Robert Hanford
 >  >  >
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