Re: Fiberglass Secondary Coil Form Idea

• To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
• Subject: Re: Fiberglass Secondary Coil Form Idea
• From: Hollmike-at-aol-dot-com (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>)
• Date: Mon, 29 May 2000 12:18:01 -0600
• Approved: twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net
• Delivered-To: fixup-tesla-at-pupman-dot-com-at-fixme

In a message dated 5/28/2000 10:03:02 PM Mountain Daylight Time, 
tesla-at-pupman-dot-com writes:

> Original Poster: "Richard Kircher" <richard.kircher-at-worldnet.att-dot-net> 
>  
>   All,  It would seem that a fiberglass secondary coil form made from
>  fiberglass cloth and resin over a form such as cardboard or PVC would be
>  ideal.  Two layers of fiberglass cloth over a temporary cardboard or PVC
>  form should be strong enough.  The cardboard form could be removed by
>  soaking in water to dissolve it out and the PVC could be covered with wax
>  paper no avoid sticking so it could be removed.  The result could be sanded
>  or turned smooth.  Has anybody tried this or know of a problem with this
>  method?    Dick
>  
Seems like a lot more work than just buying a pvc or sonotube form.  Also, I 
don't know just how much it might affect performance, but glass, as a 
dielectric medium, has a high dissipation factor at radio frequencies so it 
might degrade the performance of your coil.
My two cents,
Mike

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