Re: winding the primary?

["Pholp Smiff" <kawanze-at-hotmail-dot-com> (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>)]

i had a problem with my primary and it wasn't staying down, so i just used 
more force: i went down to home depot (just about any hardware store will 
have these) and bought a package of coax staples, designed for pinning down 
coax cable to most surfaces (ideally wood), and it just so happens that they 
are 1/4" in diameter (the clip part). My copper tubing fit nicely into the 
little u shaped grooves and snapped into place. I made a coil with 16 turns 
of copper refrig tubing and these worked nicely. the only problem i has was 
when i bent the tubing too far, but it worked out pretty well.

As for the variacs... i got mine of ebay for about 30 dollars, but i guess 
no one talks about that much because they're too scared to use it. You may 
be able to get one from an auto shop? or surplus or hosfelt for relatively 
cheap. Hope this was helpful.


>From: "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
>To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
>Subject: winding the primary?
>Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2000 22:36:34 -0600
>
>Original poster: "homie" <ff-at-hotmail-dot-com>
>
>hi all,
>
>i am winding my primary and it is really starting to hack me off! i am 
>using
>1/4in od copper tube. it is a pancake coil that is 9 turns and it wont stay
>in place does anyknow "the KEY" to getting a perfet primary? i have seen
>some real nice ones and i just cant see how. some say just work
>slowly...well that dount seem to work i haev spent more time on the primary
>then i spent winding the secondary.
>
>also i am looking for a varic ya i have seen them for sale but ya know $$ 
>is
>always a issue and they are likr 160 dollers does that seem right? does
>anyone know how i can optian one for cheaper or is this as cheap as they
>come?
>
>thanks alot,
>
>MIKE
>
>
>

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