Re: [TCML] primary voltage

[Brandon Hendershot <brandonhendershot@xxxxxxxxx>]

You would need to have 40' of #6 ground wire to achieve the same  
values as 50' of 1/4" refrigeration tubing. And besides all that, I  
can't get any of that tubing from any home depot or lowes in Arizona...

On Jan 11, 2010, at 5:58 AM, "Lau, Gary" <Gary.Lau@xxxxxx> wrote:

> I'm not sure that solid #6 wire is any cheaper than 1/4"  
> refrigeration tubing (could be wrong tho), but it will be a lot more  
> difficult to work with.
>
> Regards, Gary Lau
> MA, USA
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: tesla-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:tesla-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On
> > Behalf Of Brandon Hendershot
> > Sent: Sunday, January 10, 2010 5:29 PM
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> > Subject: Re: [TCML] primary voltage
> >
> > On Jan 9, 2010, at 12:13 PM, "Dex Dexter" <dexterlabs@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Bigger the coil bigger the primary and wire dia employed.
> >
> > Based on what you've said here, and what I've been told by DC, Its  
> > not
> > necessary to have a 0.25" copper tube primary for a fairly small coil
> > (15kV 30mA, 3.5" Sec) to perform optimally, correct? From what I've
> > heard from DC, 6 AWG bare ground wire will do the trick. Sorry to but
> > into the post with my pesky questions.
> >
> > Thanks everyone!
> > Brandon
>
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