RE: Coming close to finishing - primary and hookup wire

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Original poster: "G by way of Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" <bog-at-cinci.rr-dot-com>

Hello All,

I can confirm Gary's tests. My mini coil, with a stranded wire primary, 
actually lost spark length as I added more top load and tuned farther out 
on the primary.

cya,
Gregory

>Original poster: "Lau, Gary by way of Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" 
><Gary.Lau-at-hp-dot-com>
>
>Stranded wire clearly has a much higher AC resistance than solid or Litz 
>conductors.  In a 50 foot long length of primary coil, this will be 
>significant.  But if you're only talking about 1-2 feet to hook up tank 
>components, the difference is negligible.
>
>Gary Lau
>MA, USA
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