Re: secoundary wire size

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Original poster: John <guipenguin@xxxxxxxxx>

Well I already ordered a 2000 ft spool of #24awg wire, I need it for 
other things as well, and I don't mind winding another coil.

I'm thinking it might be a bit better because its less resistance, 
and near the 1k turn mark where everyone says they have good results.

On 10/11/06, Tesla list <<mailto:tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>tesla@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Original poster: "resonance" 
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Your 28 AWG will work fine.  I usually use 30 AWG for a 4 inch dia.
coil with a 30 mA power source.  Only a few inches different in spark length.

Dr. Resonance




>What is a good guage wire for a 4" / 20" coil powered by a 12kv 30mA xformer?
>
>I wrapped it with about 1460 turns of #28g wire, but it is quite
>thin and I couldn't get a 100% perfect shinny copper tube
>look...there are some extremely small spaces between some of the wires.
>
>My question is: What would be the best size wire to use if I were to
>re-order another spool and wrap another pipe?