Re: Magnet Wire Sources

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



Use the 200 degree C wire --- it's only $9 more per roll and very cheap
insurance especially if you are producing a spark length that exceeds the
sec coil length.  Fay Elec Corp carries it in stock in most all guages and
their prices are reasonable.  Tel is 630-530-7500 in Illinois.

Dr. Resonance

 >
 > Essex wire also sell some 200 degree C wire as well, do you advise against
 > that as well?
 >
 > regards,
 > Arpit 'looking for a wire source in aus' THomas
 >
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 > On 28/05/2004 at 7:17 PM Tesla list wrote:
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 >  >Original poster: "john cooper" <tesla-at-tesla-coil-dot-com>
 >  >
 >  >I would avoid Essex wire and, if at all possible, wire that has been
 >  >re-spooled (this means buying large spools, 80+ lbs), and would
recommend
 >  >Dodge-Phelps magwire.  I've gravitated to exclusively using Heavy Duty
 >  >Armored Polythermalize magwire, also referred to as high temp wire.
I've
 >  >gone the cheap wire route and got sick and tired of saving a few bucks a
 >  >pound to later lose hours and hours of labor due to the poor quality of
 >  >much of the cheaper wire in the marketplace.  You can contact
Dodge-Phelps
 >  >directly and they'll hook you up with a distributor.
 >  >
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 >  >---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
 >  >From: "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
 >  >Date:  Fri, 28 May 2004 12:52:55 -0600
 >  >
 >  > >Original poster: Jimbo07031982-at-aol-dot-com
 >  > >
 >  > >i don't know what magnet wire usually goes for but i got 4000 feet of
 >  >28awg
 >  > >for 22.50 plus shipping 8$ altogether 30.50$ the website is
 >  > ><http://www.parawire-dot-com>www.parawire-dot-com hope this help's this seems
to
 >  >be
 >  > >the cheapest i have been able to find it on the web they have a lot of
 >  > >different sized wire and most of them come in many different spool
 >  >length's
 >  > >to...sincerely jimbo
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