Re: Wire

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Original poster: "Black Moon by way of Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" <black_moons-at-hotmail-dot-com>

Heh...  So basicly i'll have wire that can surive my tesla coil setting 
itself on fire.. fun :P


>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.