Re: Secondary wire size

To: tesla-at-poodle.pupman-dot-com
Subject: Re: Secondary wire size
From: Tesla List <tesla-at-stic-dot-net>
Date: Thu, 29 May 1997 08:04:45 -0500
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Subject:     Re: Secondary wire size
      Date:  Wed, 28 May 1997 08:22:29 EDT
      From:  wb8jkr-at-juno-dot-com (Mark S Graalman)
        To:   tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
References:   1


On Tue, 27 May 1997 00:43:15 -0500 Tesla List <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com> writes:
>Subject:  Secondary wire size
>  Date:   Mon, 26 May 1997 21:16:15 -0700 (PDT)
>  From:   Brandon Doughan <fiveht-at-well-dot-com>
>    To:   tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
>
>
>I was lucky enough to get ahold of 10 to 12 gauge (I haven't 
>measured it yet) enameled Cu wire that I plan to wrap a secondary coil 
>
>with.  I realize that a larger wire size lowers resistance and ups the
>'Q' 
>factor- so I'm hoping to increase the ultimate output (isn't 
>everyone?).
>
>It seems like most coils use between #28 and #16.  My question is, 
>then, 
>does anyone have experience with such a heavy gauge?
>
>
>Thanks in advance, Brandon M Doughan
>
>


   Brandon,  using a larger wire size is a positive UNLESS is used
at the expense of coil inductance, with the wire gauge you spoke of
I would be looking at a secondary coil about 25 - 30" diameter!


                        Mark Graalman