Re: electrically insulating varnish (fwd)

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Original poster: Steven Roys <sroys@xxxxxxxxxx>



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Date: Tue, 23 May 2006 22:52:01 -0400
From: Tim_S <stm800@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: High Voltage list <hvlist@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: electrically insulating varnish (fwd)

<g> Malcolm that was just 2 Mr. oblivious.

honestly a no brainier. but then I'm only using half my brain.
Tim
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Subject: Re: electrically insulating varnish (fwd)


> Original poster: Steven Roys <sroys@xxxxxxxxxx>
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> Date: Tue, 23 May 2006 10:12:59 +1200
> From: m.j.watts@xxxxxxxxxxxx
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> Subject: Re: electrically insulating varnish (fwd)
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> Hi Tim,
>           I know this is going to sound like pushing a hobby horse
> but you did ask for suggestions.......
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> On 22 May 2006, at 7:46, High Voltage list wrote:
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>> Original poster: Steven Roys <sroys@xxxxxxxxxx>
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>> Date: Fri, 19 May 2006 06:19:52 -0700 (PDT)
>> From: Tim S <stm800@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: "hvlist@xxxxxxxxxx" <hvlist@xxxxxxxxxx>, Tesla List 
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>> Subject: electrically insulating varnish
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>> Hello Everybody:) i have found alot of #22 and #20 AWG wire in
>> great condition but it is bare wire not coated. i have worked out a
>> simple machine for coating,baking and winding to a spool. this wire
>> would save me alot of cash buying coated magnet wire if i found
>> some varnish that could be readilly bought at the hardware store
>> to coat it. marine spar varnish has worked good for me in the
>> past,but i wanted to ask the lists for any suggestions or comments
>> maybe links on some material and the like to this idea. i have been
>> winding experimental coils: solenoids,pancake,
>> bifillar,trifillar,reversed windings etc. i have built my vacuum
>> impregnating machine for total coil encapsulation, i have tested
>> cotton wound with beeswax,and resin epoxy, these schemes work out
>> well but it is harder to resin epoxy the wire first as hardening
>> of the mixture is not consistant timing. thanks in advance   tim
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> A spacewound resonator is an obvious application that requires no
> wire coating.
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> Malcolm
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