Re: qualifications

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Original poster: "David Rieben" <drieben@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Hi Jim,

That seems strange that you couldn't find the aluminum
duct tape at Lowe's but I think I did get most of mine
at Home Depot. Look for it in the plumbing section,
in the same area where you find the aluminum "Flex-duct"
dryer duct. I think Nashua has it in a 3" wide roll.

As far as the adhesive's conductive properties, I don't
think that it is, but I always overlap each piece. I think
you can get some RF rated copper tape with conduc-
tive adhesive on it, but you can only get that from an elec-
tronics supply jobber and it is rather pricey.

David Rieben


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Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2007 6:54 PM
Subject: qualifications


> Original poster: Jim <branley1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Hi Folks:
>
> I appreciate your concern about my qualifications to build a tesla coil.
> I feel 50% qualified and with your help I might be 100% qualified.
> I am a licensed electrical contractor 17.5 years now. I do
> industrial, commercial & residential electrical construction &
> service work. My Dad worked for IBM for 33 years and had me tinkering
> with electronics as a child.
>
> Can someone /recommend/ a good conductive tape for my toroid. (I have
> hvac silver duct tape) and I've gone to Lowes' plumbing department
> for conductive tape but to no avail. My question also is, does the
> adhesive portion of the tape have conductive properties?
>
> Thank you for your assistance and concern!
> Jim
>
>
>