(Fwd) RE: Aluminum wire in an NST

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Original poster: "Malcolm Watts by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <m.j.watts-at-massey.ac.nz>

On 26 Jul 01, at 11:11, "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman.co wrote:

> Godfrey,
> 
> On 25 Jul 01, at 15:11, Tesla list wrote:
> 
> > Original poster: "Loudner, Godfrey by way of Terry Fritz
<twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <gloudner-at-SINTE.EDU>
>  
> <snip>
> 
> > I read in the archives of the list that because aluminum was a paramagnetic
> > material, aluminum wire was dangerous to use on a tesla coil. But I have no
> > understanding of the nature of the dangers. Maybe its an inaccurate
> > statement.
> > 
> > Godfrey Loudner
> 
> Sounds like absolute rubbish to me (skeptic's hat on). I was given a 
> huge reel of plastic coated Al (about 0.3mm). I've been meaning to 
> wind a coil from it when more important things recede from my diary. 
> 
> Regards,
> Malcolm

Hi all,
         Well I dug the reel of wire and a piece of acrylic tubing 
out this morning and will wind a resonator late this afternoon. If 
you see a false dawn in the West at midnight you'll know I was wrong.

Malcolm