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Re: windng with pieces of wire

Subject:  Re: windng with pieces of wire
  Date:   Sun, 18 May 1997 05:05:26 -0700 (PDT)
  From:   gweaver <gweaver-at-earthlink-dot-net>
    To:   Tesla List <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>


At 04:14 PM 5/17/97 -0500, you wrote:
>Subject:  Re: windng with pieces of wire
>  Date:  Sat, 17 May 1997 19:04:31 +0300 (EET DST)
>  From:  Kristian Ukkonen <kukkonen-at-cc.hut.fi>
>    To:  Tesla List <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
>
>
>On Sat, 17 May 1997, Tesla List wrote:
>
>> Subject:  Re: K Factors
>>   Date:   Fri, 16 May 1997 23:18:51 +0500
>>   From:   "Alfred A. Skrocki" <alfred.skrocki-at-cybernetworking-dot-com>
>>     To:    Tesla List <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
>> 
>> techniques available today, so I might try it again. If it works
>> (building a secondary of several short lengths of wire) it could be a 
>> savings! I know I have a lot less dificulty finding short lengths of 
>> wire than I do finding long continous lengths and their always 
>> cheaper too!
>
>Nothing like winding half of secondary/resonator and accidentally using
>too much force - resulting in wire snapping.. Or noticing that the cheap
>spool of wire doesn't have a continuous piece of wire but several
>pieces.. 
>
>I have several times used solder to fix the situation above and it has
>worked well every time. I do first hammer the ends of wires flat, apply
>solder to one side, use a clamp to press the flats together and apply
>heat
>to get a good soldering. After this I have a nice connection (about
>20mm)
>which is flat. I do then use file and finishing paper to reshape the
>connection into a round shape. After this (it look like there is no
>connection)  I do apply a thin layer of epoxy on top of the connection
>to
>replace the originally removed insulation. 
>
>This does not work well on very thin wires though :) but something like
>0.6 mm dia wire is not a problem. 
>
>  Kristian Ukkonen.
>


Great idea.  I have done this very same thing splicing broken band saw
blades.  I grind the blades tapered on the side then silver solder them
together.  I never thought about doing this with wire.  Good idea.

Gary Weaver