Re: 6ga wire vs 1/4 tubing for 900W coil primary?

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Original poster: Terry Fritz <vardin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Hi,

At low frequencies it should be fine.  See Gary's testing at:

http://www.laushaus.com/tesla/primary_resistance.htm

One problem is tuning.  With copper tubing you can just hook to it 
anywhere with a fuse clip to tune the primary.  But insulated wire 
requires you to cut a lot of tap points in the insulation or just get 
it right the first time.

Cheers,

        Terry


At 02:23 PM 7/29/2005, you wrote:
> Does anyone see any advantages or drawbacks (functionally) to using 
> stranded wire for a primary instead of copper tubing? I was going to 
> use 1/4" tube, but have a boatload of 6awg stranded wire sitting 
> here, which will be an awful lot easier to work with, and I figure 
> that I can strip an inch or so of insulation on the outer turns for 
> the taps, leaving the rest insulated.
>
> I also have bigger wire, if that's necessary.
>
> Many thanks,
>
> Tom