RE: Aluminum tape problems?

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Original poster: Chip Atkinson <chip@xxxxxxxxxx>

I read the O.W. Landergren toroid mention on this link.  How big a toroid
do they make and do you know how much they cost?

Chip

On Thu, 16 Dec 2004, Tesla list wrote:

> Original poster: "john cooper" <tesla@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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> Okay, I can't take it anymore.  In my early days of coiling, I've
> constructed several toroids using al ducting and al tape with an al center
> disk.  Specifically, I'll refer to a toroid that's 24" o.d. with a 7" chord
> (got larger ones similarly constructed). And I've not had any problems with
> the al tape that I've used, although I do use cu tape for my cu spheres
> (gotta be color coordinated).
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> The pics of this toroid are now on a new page of my web:
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> http://www.tesla-coil.com/Toroids.htm
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> It has never shown any sign of unexpected arcing but these do not approach
> the effectiveness of a spun al toroid.  You'll cut your costs by approx.
> 1/3 by using one of these.  I hope the photos are sufficiently clear but
> feel free to contact me for further details.  Hope this helps.
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> Cheers,
>
> John F. Cooper
> Irvine, CA
> www.Tesla-Coil.com & .org
> www.FrankensteinsLab.com
> John@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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