Re: Mylar Interlayer Insulation

To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
Subject: Re: Mylar Interlayer Insulation
From: "Luc" <ludev-at-videotron.ca> (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>)
Date: Wed, 10 May 2000 18:34:19 -0600
Approved: twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net
Delivered-To: fixup-tesla-at-pupman-dot-com-at-fixme

Hi Max.

Try to contact some trans. cie and ask them, you have a big project ( 50 plus
pound of magnet wire ) if I was in your shoes and something bad happen to my
trans. I think I'll cry .For what I know on POWER trans. cie use paper or
teflon
but teflon is so higher in cost.

Good luck.

Luc

Tesla List wrote:

> Original Poster: RMaxwell59344645-at-aol-dot-com
>
> In a message dated 5/5/00 10:08:44 PM Central Daylight Time, tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
> writes:
>
> << Original Poster: "Luc" <ludev-at-videotron.ca>
>
>  Hi
>
>  The problem I see with mylar is that stuff is not really resistant to heat
>  and get deform when heated.
>
>  Luc Benard(Montreal)
>   >>
>
>
> Some of the information I have about Mylar is that it will withstand 300
> degrees F. It is unaffected by most oils, and solvents. Also it will not
> become brittle with age.  Since I am only going to use this transformer in
> short runs to power Tesla coils, overheating should not be a problem. It will
> take a long time for 50 plus pounds of magnet wire to reach a high enough
> temprature to cause damage to the insulation.(maybe a dead short across the
> output terminals would do the trick  though).
>
>
> Frankensteins Helper
>
>   Max