Re: Secondary wire

• To: tesla@pupman.com
• Subject: Re: Secondary wire
• From: FutureT@aol.com (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla@uswest.net>)
• Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2000 12:16:41 -0700
• Approved: twftesla@uswest.net
• Delivered-To: fixup-tesla@pupman.com@fixme

In a message dated 3/30/00 7:39:04 AM Pacific Standard Time, tesla@pupman.com 
writes:

>          I have my doubts about formvar coated wire also. Unless I am 
>  mistaken (somebody correct me if I'm wrong), this type of insulation 
>  is a very dark brown colour and it has a tendency to age and 
>  eventually crack and peel off the wire leaving pristine copper in its 
>  wake. I've struck this in many old transformers from which I had 
>  hoped to recover the wire.
>  
>  Regards,
>  Malcolm

Malcolm

I have a spool of wire that says formvar, and the wire is a nice light
gold color (unless someone put different wire on the spool).  I just
checked, I have another spool that also says formvar, and it is nice
orangy gold too.

Cheers,
John

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