Re: Wire

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Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" <Mddeming-at-aol-dot-com>

In a message dated 2/24/03 8:08:39 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
tesla-at-pupman-dot-com writes:



>Original poster: "Black Moon by way of Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" 
><black_moons-at-hotmail-dot-com>
>
>Well I feel like a compleat moron today... $74 cnd with tax for a  spool of
>28guage wire.. 1 pound!!! Its not even properly mechine spooled, its like..
>randomly spooled by mechien or something.. been waiting 2 months for it
>too!! I look online, spool for $10 us (Mouser Btw for anyone looking for
>cheap retail wire!). d*** :/
>It is however 'Belden(p) Hard Armored Poly-Thermized' Does that mean its
>really good for tc's or have I just been compleaty riped off?



It IS good wire, but it sounds like supreme over-kill to me. IMO it's not 
necessary unless you plan to run mega-power into this coil to produce steam 
to heat your lab.
;-)))
I don't have a current price, but that same Belden wire in my 2000 Allied 
catalog was $35.48(US) for 180C wire and $31.72(US) for Dearborn 155C rated 
wire "Heavy-poly-thermalese class F type T2". (And Allied has never been 
known as a cheap source) allowing 40% currency conversion and 10% inflation 
for 3 years, these would be $54.64(CAN) and $48.85(CAN) respectively. I 
have used 23ga ordinary magnet wire for 3-4KVA. (eBay $6.00/lb +S&H in 2001)

Matt D.