Re: disaster (i think)?

["Steve Rodway" <legion-at-bigfoot-dot-com> (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>)]

small gaps in the winding are harmless if the coil is varnished properly


		Steve

Tesla list wrote:
> 
> Original poster: "Metlicka Marc" <mystuffs-at-orwell-dot-net>
> 
> all,
> today i put a coat of insulating varnish on the 3000 turn coil, what i
> saw sickened me. i thought i was so careful to get the wire tight
> together but after the varnish at least a hundred? gaps showed up in the
> windings. not really the width of a wire but there there.
> there is no crossed wires but i'm not sure if the gaps will kill it or
> not? it goes about two inches real tight and then a gap, then maybe a
> half inch, another gap and so on.
> will covering it in urethane help, or can i expect it to burn?
> any help will be grateful,  sad marc.

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