Re: [TCML] Preparing acrylic coil form

["DC Cox" <resonance@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Many experimenters don't, however I strongly recommend cleaning it with a
solvent to remove any residues.  After cleaning do not handle it with your
bare hands as it will acquire conductive sodium salts from your skin.  I
usually seal mine with Dolph's AC-43 2-3 coats prior to winding and then 4-5
coats after winding.  Allow 24 hrs to dry between each coat.

The AC-43 also seals and holds the magnet wire in place.

Dr. Resonance




On Thu, May 1, 2008 at 11:20 PM, Mark Lock <realm91@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi all.
> I've been slowly building my first TC for a while now and I've recently
> acquired my coil form, a nice piece of acrylic. My question is what do I
> need to do to prepare it for winding? I've read that it should be cleaned
> with a solvent, sanded, dried and varnished among others, but is that all
> necessary?
> My transformer is 12KV 30mA if that's any indication of how much
> insulation
> is required.
>
> Thanks for your help, this mailing is awesome.
> Matthew.
> _______________________________________________
> Tesla mailing list
> Tesla@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> http://www.pupman.com/mailman/listinfo/tesla
>
_______________________________________________
Tesla mailing list
Tesla@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
http://www.pupman.com/mailman/listinfo/tesla