Re: [TCML] primary voltage

[Brandon Hendershot <brandonhendershot@xxxxxxxxx>]

Ok, I need to be conserving cash for my tank caps, and that leaves the  
primary coil and ground rod to a home depot gift card I got for  
Christmas. And I checked with home depot and they don't even have any  
stocked in their warehouses.

Do you think Lowes would honor competators gift cards?

On Jan 12, 2010, at 7:02 AM, "David Rieben" <drieben@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Brandon,
>
> Huh? Can't get copper tubing in your local Lowe's or
> Home Depot?? Are you absolutely sure about that?
> Every local Lowe's (and Home Depot) in my area
> (Memphis, TN) has copper tubing in 50' or 60' coils
> inside a flat box in diameters from 3/16" OD refrigi-
> ration tubing to 3/4" ID in the plumbing section.
> Can't imagine the local Arizona HDs or Lowe's NOT
> having it, too! If all else failed though, you could always
> look up one of your local plumbing supply companies.
>
> David
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brandon Hendershot" <brandonhendershot@xxxxxxxxx 
> >
> To: "Tesla Coil Mailing List" <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, January 11, 2010 11:53 AM
> Subject: Re: [TCML] primary voltage
>
>
> > 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
> > >
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