[TCML] Preparing acrylic coil form

[Antonio Carlos M. de Queiroz]

Mark Lock wrote:
> Hi all.
> I've been slowly building my first TC for a while now and I've recently
> acquired my coil form, a nice piece of acrylic. My question is what do I
> need to do to prepare it for winding? I've read that it should be cleaned
> with a solvent, sanded, dried and varnished among others, but is that all
> necessary?
> My transformer is 12KV 30mA if that's any indication of how much insulation
> is required.
There is no need of any preparation. Acrylic is an excellent insulator. 
You may polish the parts after
cutting them for better appearance. Leave about 2 cm of insulation 
between the coil and other parts.

Antonio Carlos M. de Queiroz