Re: splicing magnet wire

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Original poster: "BART" <BAPLATING-at-TDS-dot-net> 

Steve,
Iwould go for the top 1/3 of the winding.

Bart A.
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Subject: splicing magnet wire


 > Original poster: "steve" <steve_vance-at-cablelynx-dot-com>
 >
 > Hello List,
 >
 > I was wondering if anyone has had any success using spliced magnet wire on
a
 > secondary coil? I plan on winding a 10" x 50" coil pretty soon. I am going
 > to run it at 5- 8KVA. The problem I'm having is finding a continues roll
 > that contains enough  wire  . I will need about 16lbs of 18AWG.  I  can't
 > afford to buy new so I am forced to ebay for it. It looks like the most I
 > will be able to get per roll will be 10lbs. If I go this route I will have
 > one splice at about 1/3 the winding length. Would it be better to place
the
 > splice near the bottom or the top of the coil?
 >
 > Thanks for any input,
 >
 > Steve Vance
 >
 >
 >