Re: Secondary wire

• To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
• Subject: Re: Secondary wire
• From: "Malcolm Watts" <malcolm.watts-at-wnp.ac.nz> (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>)
• Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2000 20:39:09 -0700
• Approved: twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net
• Delivered-To: fixup-tesla-at-pupman-dot-com-at-fixme

Hi John,

> Original Poster: FutureT-at-aol-dot-com 
> 
> In a message dated 3/30/00 7:39:04 AM Pacific Standard Time,
tesla-at-pupman-dot-com 
> writes:
> 
> >          I have my doubts about formvar coated wire also. Unless I am 
> >  mistaken (somebody correct me if I'm wrong), this type of insulation 
> >  is a very dark brown colour and it has a tendency to age and 
> >  eventually crack and peel off the wire leaving pristine copper in its 
> >  wake. I've struck this in many old transformers from which I had 
> >  hoped to recover the wire.
> >  
> >  Regards,
> >  Malcolm
> 
> Malcolm
> 
> I have a spool of wire that says formvar, and the wire is a nice light
> gold color (unless someone put different wire on the spool).  I just
> checked, I have another spool that also says formvar, and it is nice
> orangy gold too.
> 
> Cheers,
> John

Well I wonder what the very dark stuff is then?  Anybody know? The 
polythermalize is a gold to medium brown colour.  Perhaps formvar 
is a brand name. Somebody, please inform me.

Regards,
Malcolm
 
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