Re: DRSSTC running pretty good!

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Original poster: "Gerry  Reynolds" <gerryreynolds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

It's amazing, I had no sense of scale.  My first impression was the 
coil was about 10-12 inches in diameter.

Gerry R.

> Original poster: Steve Conner <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
>
> > I'm wondering what the size of your secondary coil and toroid is??
>
> Hi Gerry,
>
> The secondary coil is 5" x 14" wound length, with 0.315mm wire. 
> (about 30AWG I think?) The toroid is a 4" x 13" John Freau with a 
> breakout point.
>
> It will run without a breakout, and give streamers from the smooth 
> toroid, but it flashes down the inside of the secondary former 
> rather a lot when I do that, so I leave the breakout point on.
>
> I remember a UK poster asking about grades of enamelled wire. I 
> since found out that the wire my secondary is wound with is only Grade 1.
>
> Steve Conner
> http://www.scopeboy.com/