RE: pvc pipe thickness.

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Original poster: "Jim Mora" <jmora@xxxxxxxxxxx>

John,

Some dry the pipe while rotating it under heat lamps - the down side of PVC
is that it is hydrosopic (absorbs water) it would seem to follow the thicker
the pipe wall the more moisture path will be present. If it will fit in the
oven set it on very low heat and let it dry out for awhile. Than coat the
inside and the outside with a couple of coats (preferably on a "dry" day).
This seals the water out. Wind the coil and coat it with three more layers
of poly. This protects the coil from physical damage as well as raising the
HV standoff. This seems like the standard. Richard Hull said he never coated
his coils I believe.

I personally use thin wall which is widely available in So Ca.

Regards,
Jim Mora

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Subject: Re: pvc pipe thickness.

Original poster: John <guipenguin@xxxxxxxxx>

Thanks.

Should the PVC pipe be coted with poly before AND on top of the coil?
or just after?

On 10/5/06, Tesla list <<mailto:tesla@xxxxxxxxxx> tesla@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Original poster: "Lau, Gary" <<mailto:Gary.Lau@xxxxxx> Gary.Lau@xxxxxx>

The only down side to what you have is that it will be heavier than a
thinner pipe.  But functionally speaking, this shouldn't matter.

Regards, Gary Lau
MA, USA


 > Original poster: John <
<mailto:guipenguin@xxxxxxxxx>guipenguin@xxxxxxxxx>
 >
 > I need a 4" diameter pvc pipe for my current coil spec.
 >
 > I got a cut off which has a thickness of about 1/4 an inch. Is this
too thick?
 >