I was told the wood that was used in the transformers was Sitka Spruce.
I agree about modern alternatives being a better ( safer) choice...
Regards,
BrianB
> On Nov 25, 2013, at 7:16 PM, Tesla <tesla@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Hi
> Some woods have salts in them, would still suggest not best practice when cheap accessible alternatives are available but does suggest a small amount of wood relative to the amount of oil may not be an issue particularly if the wood is well chosen for the job
> Rgds
> Ted l in NZ
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> -----Original Message----- From: BrianB Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2013 2:59 PM To: Tesla Coil Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [TCML] DC Coil progress. and housing MOT's
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> I've taken apart pole pigs that had wood spacers in the bottom.
>
> BrianB
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