I have found that the tubing is stiffer than the solid wire and quickly work hardens as it is bent and gets harder and harder to manipulate, until it sometimes becomes necessary to anneal it in order to continue working with it. The solid wire is much easier to work with. Now, I will say that I am comparing 6AWG and 8AWG solid copper wire to 1/4" copper tubing and the wire is considerably thinner, too.
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Hi Brandon, take it or leave it but I can assure you that any $$ savings by going with the wire will be offset by the PITA that is working with solid heavy gauge wire. Also I find it very hard to believe that lowes doesn't carry 1/4" copper tubing in your area. Those places are huge don't be afraid to ask someone where it is.Good luck Drake Sent from my iPhoneOn Jan 11, 2010, at 11:53 AM, Brandon Hendershot <brandonhendershot@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: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 To: Tesla Coil Mailing List 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_______________________________________________ Tesla mailing list Tesla@xxxxxxxxxx http://www.pupman.com/mailman/listinfo/tesla_______________________________________________ Tesla mailing list Tesla@xxxxxxxxxx http://www.pupman.com/mailman/listinfo/tesla_______________________________________________ Tesla mailing list Tesla@xxxxxxxxxxhttp://www.pupman.com/mailman/listinfo/tesla
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