Re: 30000 turn coil?

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Original poster: "Jim Mitchell" <Electrontube-at-sbcglobal-dot-net> 

I've wound secondaries before with 40awg and LET ME TELL YOU,  it is a BIG
pain in the -at-$$.  You have to have a magnifying loup, and a pair of rubber
coated tweezers to keep from breaking the wire.

Regards - Jim Mitchell
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Subject: Re: 30000 turn coil?


 > Original poster: Ed Phillips <evp-at-pacbell-dot-net>
 >
 > "Actually, thats total BULLS%$%!
 >
 > Even if the person was INSANE and PSYCHO enough to wind a large
 > diameter,
 > 38" length secondary with 40 AWG wire (which is less than a gnat's ass
 > wide), it would
 > still only be about 11,000 turns.
 >
 > Dan"
 >
 > And it would probably have a lot of overlayed turns!!!!  I would a
 > 1-1/2" x 5" coil with #39 and it took a long time to get it right.  I
 > suspect that with much larger diameter it would be almost impossible.
 >
 > Ed
 >
 >