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Re: More power and less resistance

Hi Mel,

	The work I have done would suggest that the secondary's resistance is not
a major factor.  There are limits but I would spend my time working on
other areas and not worry about the secondary wire size.  Most people use
20-24 wire with no problems.  I would think as long as your wire does not
actually start to get warm you would be fine.  The spacing is a valid issue
but perhaps there are other tricks you could use there.  If you are winding
on some type of machine, perhaps you could drap a length of wire between
the new and last winding to act as a spacer as you went along...

	Terry


At 11:27 AM 12/13/98 -0600, you wrote:
>A while back there was a thread on what the advantages of double winding
>a secondary coil would be. I got to thinking about the fact that if it
>would in fact reduce the resistance of the secondary, would it also add
>a little bit more power handling capability. I know that by winding a
>double layer coil with both wires in parallel will reduce its resistance
>by acting as one larger size conductor.
>
>But I thought about instead of winding layer over layer, you could wind
>the wires side by side. The reason I thought of winding side by side is
>the fact that it would allow you to use smaller gauge wire without going
>over a 1000 turns. I also thought of the fact that smaller gauge wire
>such as between 20-24awg is easier and cheaper to come by.
>
>Tell me what everyone thinks. This can definately become a reality if
>its benefits out weigh a single layer larger gauge secondary.
>
>Chris
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