AWG 8 Wire

["Ted Rosenberg" <Ted.Rosenberg-at-radioshack-dot-com> (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>)]

Hello everyone:
First, this is NOT a commercial although it may sound like one.
As many know, I routed the wire from one end of the spark gap to the first
turn of the primary too close to the bottom of the secondary. The insulation
on that wire melted and welding took place.

The repairs were made last night and I expect things will be fine. Needless
to say, the SG to primary wire will be routed differently.

I needed more #8 wire.
As a RadioShack Corp employee I noticed that the company now sells #8 cable.
On Page 215 of the 2001 catalog (my advance copy) we list automotive 8-guage
MegaCable. It comes in Red (Cat. No. 278-1351) and Black (Cat. No.
278-1352). The retail is 99 cents per foot.

Before everyone yells "That's too much money.." wait a minute.
I thought so too. I had purchased my other #8 from a local RV supply store
for 68 cents/foot. Thought it was fine.

However, this RS cable is incredible! It is slick vinyl covered and a good
thick vinyl too. the vinyl is printed with 1 foot measure marks for
convenience. But the neat thing is that for a #8 cable, it is almost as
flexible as a Slinky!. The strands are apparently sized, twisted, whatever,
to allow maximum flexibility. It's similar to the new flex-GTO wire from
France which is also good to work with.

So for the short runs that most of us use in the coils, this Mega Cable from
RadioShack is highly recommended by me...as a customer.

Ted AKA
Ted Rosenberg
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