Re: Black ABS

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Original poster: "Jon Danniken" <danniken@xxxxxxxxxxx>

 Original poster: "C. Sibley" <a37chevy@xxxxxxxxx>
>
> After burning a nice hole in my secondary I went to
> home depot to find a piece of pipe for a replacement
> form.
>
> A came home with a hunk 4"x24" of black ABS.  I've
> searched through the archives and have read mixed
> opinions about black ABS.
>
> Someone suggested that rubbing it on paper would be a
> good test to see if it contains carbon.  What I have
> is very hard and leaves no mark.
>
> The other suggestion is to rub in im my hair to see if
> it generates static.  I shave my head, so my shiney
> head precludes me from running that test!
>
> So what do you guys think?  Would this stuff be OK, or
> should I pitch it and get a hunk of white PVC?

My current coil is built on 4" ABS, and I have no problem running it at
900VA (15kV, 60ma neon sign).

Jon