Re: [TCML] Re: Copper Foil Primary Connections

[A Rothman <canihazpolepig@xxxxxxxxx>]

Sure Derek.  Here you go:
http://img835.imageshack.us/img835/3939/tapcoil.png

The pair of fuse clips are used to tap the primary.  The odd banana plug
connector arrangement at the other end is a custom made high current
connector, using an aluminum grounding thingy.

Aric

On Fri, Nov 5, 2010 at 5:55 PM, Derek Esq. <a_key_move@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Do you happen to have a pic of your design? It sounds like a good idea. I'm
> trying to visualize it but it's not coming to me. Must be because its
> Friday.
>
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> For the cable I use to tap into the primary, I use a "Litz-oid" arraignment
> of 10 parallel lengths of 16-gauge stranded wire, "jacketed" with two
> concentric split loom lengths of tubing.  The result is a very flexible,
> very slinky cable, with decent air-gap insulation.
>
> Before installing the split loom, the tap cable and the copper ground
> ribbon
> from the secondary would mutually light-up with corona, if they were within
> a few inches proximity.  Now, no such discharge is visible.
>
> On Sun, Oct 31, 2010 at 12:48 PM, Gary Lau <glau1024@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > It really depends upon how much current is being pushed through the
> > primary.  On any NST-based coil, I doubt that you'd notice any
> performance
> > difference between using reasonable lengths of common #14 copper wire and
> a
> > copper ribbon.  I think most of us tend to err on the heavy-overkill
> side,
> > just because it looks cooler and won't hurt.  The heavy wire option would
> > probably being a lot tidier and one could argue less subject to corona.
> >
> > Regards, Gary Lau
> > MA, USA
> >
> > On Fri, Oct 29, 2010 at 10:01 PM, Derek Esq. <a_key_move@xxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
> >
> > > While browsing tc pages today, I noticed one of the pages had made an
> NST
> > > based rotary spark gap tc and had used 1" wide copper foil to connect
> up
> > the
> > > primary tank connections. Does anyone have any thoughts (or personal
> > > experiences) on whether copper foil is a good choice for primary
> > connections
> > > as opposed to heavy wire?
> > >
> > > Derek
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