[TCML] primary voltage

[Frank]

Strange here too. I can get it in 50 or 100 ft lengths at home Depot.
Another source is your local auto parts store, NAPA in my case, or a 
shop that does refrigeration and AC, they use that size by the mile.
I actually find NAPA to be cheaper.

Copper has shot up the past 2 yrs and is at a ridiculous price these days.

As for bending tubing, it is easy too. If you are winding a 
cylindrical coil, find a piece of tubing, usually a piece of sonotube 
will work, that is smaller in dia than you need, wind the tubing 
tight around it. When you release the tubing, it will "unwrap" a 
little to a large dia so you want your form to be smaller in dia that 
the finished dia.
I even bought some nice 1/8" OD tubing from NAPA for small coils. 
This is used for the oil pressure gauges, usually they have to bring 
it in and it typically takes a day if the local store does not stock it.

Frank

At 08:22 AM 1/12/2010 -0600, you wrote:
>Or check with customer service in each store... they can usually 
>special order it for you.
>Or order it on-line from either store's website.
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: tesla-bounces at pupman.com [mailto:tesla-bounces at pupman.com] 
> On Behalf Of David Rieben
> > Sent: January 12, 2010 8:03 AM
> > To: Tesla Coil Mailing List
> > Subject: Re: [TCML] primary voltage
> >
> > Brandon,
> >
> > Huh? Can't get copper tubing in your local Lowe's or
> > Home Depot?? Are you absolutely sure about that?
> > Every local Lowe's (and Home Depot) in my area
> > (Memphis, TN) has copper tubing in 50' or 60' coils
> > inside a flat box in diameters from 3/16" OD refrigi-
> > ration tubing to 3/4" ID in the plumbing section.
> > Can't imagine the local Arizona HDs or Lowe's NOT
> > having it, too! If all else failed though, you could always
> > look up one of your local plumbing supply companies.
> >
> > David
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Brandon Hendershot" <brandonhendershot at gmail.com>
> > To: "Tesla Coil Mailing List" <tesla at pupman.com>
> > Sent: Monday, January 11, 2010 11:53 AM
> > Subject: Re: [TCML] primary voltage
> >
> >
> > > You would need to have 40' of #6 ground wire to achieve the same
> > > values as 50' of 1/4" refrigeration tubing. And besides all that, I
> > > can't get any of that tubing from any home depot or lowes in Arizona...
> > >
> > > On Jan 11, 2010, at 5:58 AM, "Lau, Gary" <Gary.Lau at hp.com> wrote:
> > >
> > >> I'm not sure that solid #6 wire is any cheaper than 1/4"
> > >> refrigeration tubing (could be wrong tho), but it will be a lot more
> > >> difficult to work with.
> > >>
> > >> Regards, Gary Lau
> > >> MA, USA
> > >>
> > >>> -----Original Message-----
> > >>> From: tesla-bounces at pupman.com [mailto:tesla-bounces at pupman.com] On
> > >>> Behalf Of Brandon Hendershot
> > >>> Sent: Sunday, January 10, 2010 5:29 PM
> > >>> To: Tesla Coil Mailing List
> > >>> Subject: Re: [TCML] primary voltage
> > >>>
> > >>> On Jan 9, 2010, at 12:13 PM, "Dex Dexter" <dexterlabs at dcemail.com>
> > >>> wrote:
> > >>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>> Bigger the coil bigger the primary and wire dia employed.
> > >>>>
> > >>>
> > >>> Based on what you've said here, and what I've been told by DC, Its
> > >>> not
> > >>> necessary to have a 0.25" copper tube primary for a fairly small coil
> > >>> (15kV 30mA, 3.5" Sec) to perform optimally, correct? From what I've
> > >>> heard from DC, 6 AWG bare ground wire will do the trick. Sorry to but
> > >>> into the post with my pesky questions.
> > >>>
> > >>> Thanks everyone!
> > >>> Brandon
> > >>
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