RE: Objections to Steel Wire?

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Original poster: "Lau, Gary by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <Gary.Lau-at-hp-dot-com>

Regardless of magnetic properties, the resistance of iron makes it
unsuitable for anything but bailing hay.

Gary Lau
MA, USA

Original poster: "harvey norris by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
<harvich-at-yahoo-dot-com>

Hi TC Builders
I noticed on the "new to the group" thread that he was
using steel wire. Some Tesla texts suggest that any
kind of iron influence would be detrimental to
performance. Is this permissable in the wire itself?
Thanx HDN