Re: Secondary coil form material

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

Polystyrene is one of the best for RF work.  Also fiberglass (Extren) works
very well.  Be sure to sand throughly inside and out and coat with 3
separate coats of Glyptal or other good insulator prior to winding.

Dr. Resonance

Resonance Research Corporation
E11870 Shadylane Rd.
Baraboo   WI   53913
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 > What are some of the better commonly used coil for materials.
 > PVC is what I would like to use simply for availability.
 > But from what I have read PVC has a high dissipation factor.
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 > Has any one designed a system with PVC and the changed no other aspects of
 > it but to wind an identical secondary on say Polyethylene or some other
 > material?
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 > If so what were the results?
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 > How much would my arc out put suffer if I used PVC?
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 > Luke Galyan
 > Bluu-at-cox-dot-net
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