RE: [TCML] gold secondary

[earl rhodes <earl_1975@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

hi derek 

it would seem that it is in stock already insulated  theres even a cross section showing the thickneses of insulation and plating 

im just waiting for a reply to an email to confirm they have it 

i did think of doing as you suggest but its the drying of it that stumps me and obviosly the space required to stretch it out 
space winding could have been an option but as i said the low frequency of an oltc doesnt make it ideal

 im planning a 6" secondary  at the moment because my bubble tube is 6" and i dont have anymore pipe  so there you have it  no choice really 

there will be 2000 turns of .315mm enamelled gold plated wire (if i can get it )

should give me fres of around 130khz  and a decent toriod will leave me at around 30-40 khz

still chewing my brain about the toroid 

an option was  gas filled glass

another is gold leaf inside glass 

but all these use a lot of gold and it is pricey 

so maybe a chicken wire toroid and plate that with gold it would take a while but it would work and  look good 

a breakout point will protect the finish by being the only place that sees a discharge and gets damaged 

all this is the easy part as im struggling with the complexity of the  oltc supply and controller 

i keep blowing stuff up !!

and i cant get my pulses to be the same length every firing 

this is going to be a very long project 

hope i havent bored you to death 

earl 
> Date: Sat, 18 Jul 2009 17:27:03 +0100
> From: tesla@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> To: tesla@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [TCML] gold secondary
> CC: 
> 
> Earl,
> If you can get hold of gold coated but un-varnished wire, can't you 
> build a device to run a spool of that wire through a bath of varnish or 
> UV curing conformal coating via a drier or UV light and then directly on 
> to your secondary ?
> 
> Probably not a simple or fast process, but I suspect it would be 
> cheaper than having your own wire manufactured.
> 
> Derek
> 
> earl rhodes wrote:
> > hi 
> >
> > last year or the year before i posted about making a gold tesla coil ...remember?
> >
> > im now ready to build it only thing is i cannot find enamelled gold plated wire 
> >
> > i have found gold coloured wire but this wont cut it as far as im concerned 
> >
> > gold plated wire does exist for decorative purposes but no insulation on it :(
> >
> > does anybody on this list have any idea where i could get this stuff made ?
> >
> > the other option of course is to space wind the coil but this wont do as im making an oltc and a low frequency is desired so a space winding isnt exactly going to cut it
> >
> > hope someone can help
> >
> > thanks guys 
> >
> > earl 
> >
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