Re: qualifications

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Original poster: Dan Williams <coilerdude@xxxxxxxxx>

Hi Jim.

I use the aluminum tape from hardware / home supply store.
The adhesive has no conductive properties.

You don't need to worry about the individual strips  electrically 
touching eachother, they are capacitively connected to eachother.  At 
that voltage you don't worry about it.

Good luck, feel free to ask questions, there are many knowledgeable 
people on the list.  I am pretty new to coiling but willing to help 
you all I can.

Dan - www.coilerdude.20m.com

Tesla list <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Original poster: Jim

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






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