[TCML] Preparing acrylic coil form

[Antonio Carlos M. de Queiroz]

DC Cox wrote:
> As a minimum, you do want to be sure to strip off any sodium salts that may
> have been deposited from you or the distributor handling the acrylic tube.
> Personally, I always use plastic gloves when handling or attached the sec
> coil even after winding.  This is a bit extreme, but easy to do, and you
> certainly don't want any failures when showing off your nice coil to a
> school group, etc.
>
> Antonio is correct.  Acrylic is an excellent HV insulator as long as someone
> with slightly sweaty hands has not handled it.  Detectives rely on this
> principal to get fingerprints for their investigations.
>   
I answered thinking about a primary coil form. I agree that a secondary 
coil needs more care. The final
assembly of high-voltage circuits must be done with clean hands, or 
course...

Antonio Carlos M. de Queiroz