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Re: Copper Banding?

Original poster: "Terry Blake" <tb3@xxxxxxx>

Hi Tyler,

I'm not sure about copper banding, but I have used a spring-bronze
weatherstrip and a 0.25" thick polyethylene foam strip (sticky on 1 side) to
make a few primaries.  The spring-bronze weatherstrip is 1.25" wide and
about 0.01" thick.  It is the same stuff used to seal around doors.  I like
it better than copper, because it does not kink, and is very springy.

Here is a link to my HUGE Tesla coil that used such a primary for up to
7.5KVA.  It put out 9 foot streamers.
http://www.tb3.com/tesla/hugecoil/primary/primary.html

Here is a link to a smaller primary and shows how I was able to construct it
by myself in 30 minutes.
http://www.tb3.com/tesla/oil/mini/primary.html

Both links provide a link to the suppliers.

Here is the same type of primary on my DRSSTC at the 2004 Cheesehead
Teslathon.
http://www.tb3.com/tesla/ch2004/pages/IMG_4883a.htm

http://www.tb3.com/tesla/ch2004/index.htm

These primaries are very compact, look great, and are reasonable to make.

Enjoy.

Terry Blake
Coiling in Chicago.
http://www.tb3.com/tesla/index.html



----- Original Message -----
From: "Tesla list" <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2005 1:30 PM
Subject: Copper Banding?


> Original poster: Tyler Pauly <rpggod714@xxxxxxxxx>
>
>   Hey, I just totally screwed up my 1/4'" cu tubing. I
> saw a website a while ago while surfing at 2 AM and
> saw that someone made their primary out of copper
> banding type stuff and insulation. The banding looks
> like tape with no adhesive. I would guess (from
> memory) that it was 2" wide, but it looked
> interesting, and I thought I'd like to try that idea.
> If that person is on the list, could you tell me where
> you bought the stuff, because I don't know where to
> buy it.  If anyone else knows where feel free to help,
> too! Thanks a lot.  Oh, also if they're not on the
> mailing list but you know the website, could you post
> that? Thanks again.
>
>                   Tyler
>
>