I used 18 GA. XJS wire at 30 feet, and it couldn’t even charge the caps.
I initially thought I mis-wired it when I put it back together, then double checked the continuity of the wire, it was all fine.
> On Oct 7, 2019, at 23:06, jimlux <jimlux@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> On 10/7/19 5:44 PM, undisclosed recipient via Tesla wrote:
>> Any wisdom on what gauge high voltage wire would work at 30 foot lengths from a 12 KV 150 mA NST power pack?
>> I’m thinking of 14Ga. 30kV
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> Sure... But something like GTO15 neon sign wire would probably also work. The current is low, so the only reason you'd need something as big as 14 AWG is to reduce the radius of curvature, which reduces corona.
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> GTO15 is typically 14 AWG and rated at 15kV.
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