Re: spark plug wires???

["Jim Lux" <jimlux-at-jpl.nasa.gov> (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>)]

don't use resistor wires, as you surmise, the resistor core will dissipate a
significant amount of energy.

... if you want low buck HV wiring, use ordinary scrap house wire and feed
it through vinyl tubing (like tygon(r)).  Solid dielectric coax also works
(most cable TV RG59 is foamed dielectric and doesn't work very well).  Scrap
network coax, if solid dielectric, works nicely.


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Date: Thursday, August 24, 2000 10:51 AM
Subject: spark plug wires???


>Original poster: DANIMAL799-at-aol-dot-com
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>i have been tossing around a few ideas for how to re-wire my coil for
better
>performance.  (it doesn't even work yet and i want to re-build it already.
>:>)  have built the entire coil so far for a total of 27$  and i want to
keep
>it that way.  i am using some beat up speaker wire i found under my couch
for
>all of the wring of the tank circuts and it is a pretty poor way to go.   i
>was thinking of using some automotive spark plug wires that i couldn't get
to
>fit on my 68 firebird to rewire my tank circut     (that car is the reason
>that i can only devote 27$ to my tesla coil hobby)  has anyone ever tried
>this before??   i am using 2 mot's for a power supply   would the high
>amperage of these suckers heat up the wires.  i know they have some sort of
>carbon conductor center.  i would assume this would have a higher
resistance
>than copper   would this cause a lot of heat??  just another one of my new
>ideas...  -danny   albuquerque  new mexico
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