Re: spray enamel vs shellack

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Original poster: "david baehr" <dfb25@xxxxxxxxxxx>


Does one really need to 'coat' the're coil ?? other than mechanical safey 
,( dropping it on the floor or something ) . If you build a coil, and, its 
way out of tune, or something else, the HV is just gonna blow through the 
coating anyway,and.could make the repair that much more difficult...Heck.I 
dont know!!!




>From: "Tesla list" <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
>To: tesla@xxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: Re: spray enamel vs shellack
>Date: Sat, 07 May 2005 18:18:19 -0600
>
>Original poster: "Daniel McCauley"
><dhmccauley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
>
>The question really is . . .
>
>"Do i use something to coat my coil with that no one really has done
>before
>and save maybe a buck tops, or stick
>with something people have been using for years and years that is
>proven to
>work."
>
>Hmmm. . . .
>
>Tough question.  There is definitely an obvious answer here.
>
>Regardless of how much you are trying to save, the difference
>between Spray
>Enamel and Polyurethane are about nil.
>Stick to the Polyurethane - it works.
>
>And ESPECIALLY since you are on a tight budget, stick to the thing
>that
>works.  Try saving a few bucks with something
>new, and you might risk having it not work, therefore you'd spend
>more money
>and time in the long run.
>
>And honestly, if you are trying to save a few cents on the
>difference
>between Enamel vs. Polyurethane coating, you probably shouldn't be
>tesla
>coiling to begin with.
>
>Come on.  Thats like asking whether I should buy that 4" PVC at
>Lowes which
>costs $4.00, or that 4" PVC at Home Depot that costs $3.99.  Silly
>if you
>ask me.
>
>Dan
>
>
> >  > All,
> >  > Several of you have responded to Steven's question but no one
>has
>answered
> >  > it. He asked if spray enamel is suitable for covering a coil.
>The
>answers
> >  > you gave only addressed his mention of shellac and the
>superiority of
> >  > polyurethane over shellac.
> >  >
> >  > I have the same question as Steven. Is enamel paint suitable
>for
>covering
> >  > the wiring of a secondary coil?? Enamel cost less than 1/2
>that of
> >  > polyurethane. I know it isn't much but when you are on an
>extremely
>tight
> >  > budget, as many of us are, every penny counts and if you are
>like me,
>you
> >  > want to expend what funds you have in the most economical way.
>This
>way,
> > we
> >  > can concentrate spending on what counts the most. Thanks.
> >  > Paul
> >  > Think Positive
>
>