Re: Flat Ribbon Conductors

• To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
• Subject: Re: Flat Ribbon Conductors
• From: Hollmike-at-aol-dot-com (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>)
• Date: Fri, 05 May 2000 12:01:23 -0600
• Approved: twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net
• Delivered-To: fixup-tesla-at-pupman-dot-com-at-fixme

In a message dated 5/5/2000 8:27:39 AM Mountain Daylight Time, 
tesla-at-pupman-dot-com writes:

> I've personally not tried aluminum but others with more experience have
>  pointed out that aluminum has a very high resistance oxide coating that
>  makes its resistance at RF frequencies undesirable.  Others still have used
>  it and it worked, but probably not as well as any good copper primary.
>  
If one wished to go to the trouble, aluminum can be strike plated with nickel 
and then silver plated.  This would fix the high resistance problem.  On the 
other hand, I have seen a primary made from the aluminum flashing thaat 
worked as well as any coils I have seen.
   Mike

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