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Re: Fiberglass Resin and Secondary



Original poster: Bart Anderson <classi6-at-classictesla-dot-com> 

Hi Tyler,

Yes, some have used resins. Reports are that it is fast curing and looks 
great. I haven't heard any reports of problems, so it's an option. I 
personally haven't tried it, but may on the next coil.

Take care,
Bart

Tesla list wrote:

>Original poster: Tyler <blimpie120-at-yahoo-dot-com>
>Ok, pretty new coiler here. Has anyone ever tried using fiberglass resin 
>instead of varnish or laquer on their secondary? You could get the 
>fiberglass resin on way thicker than varnish or laquer, which would 
>prevent arcing across the secondary a lot more. The coil i have is doing 
>it sometimes, with like 8 layers of laquer on it. Only running 15000 volts 
>at 30ma, with a WAY to small cap.
>
>I have now redesigned my plans tho. 3" diameter 17" tall secondary with 24 
>ga wire, 850 turns. The res frequency will be around 372 kHz, with a 
>.0053uF tank cap. 6" inner diameter primary, .025" pipe, spaced about .57" 
>apart, bout 10 winds. A 13" x 3" or smaller torrid for the top. And a 15kv 
>30ma NST for power, Still have to figure out the filtering protection for 
>it though.
>
>This one i actually planed out, not like my first one where i just built it.
>
>Thanks in advance!
>~Tyler