Re: [TCML] primary voltage

[Drake Schutt <drake89@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Brandon, take it or leave it but I can assure you that any $$  
savings by going with the wire will be offset by the PITA that is  
working with solid heavy gauge wire.  Also I find it very hard to  
believe that lowes doesn't carry 1/4" copper tubing in your area.   
Those places are huge don't be afraid to ask someone where it is.

Good luck
Drake

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On Jan 11, 2010, at 11:53 AM, Brandon Hendershot <brandonhendershot@xxxxxxxxx 
> wrote:

> You would need to have 40' of #6 ground wire to achieve the same  
> values as 50' of 1/4" refrigeration tubing. And besides all that, I  
> can't get any of that tubing from any home depot or lowes in  
> Arizona...
>
> On Jan 11, 2010, at 5:58 AM, "Lau, Gary" <Gary.Lau@xxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > I'm not sure that solid #6 wire is any cheaper than 1/4"  
> > refrigeration tubing (could be wrong tho), but it will be a lot  
> > more difficult to work with.
> >
> > Regards, Gary Lau
> > MA, USA
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: tesla-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:tesla-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On
> > > Behalf Of Brandon Hendershot
> > > Sent: Sunday, January 10, 2010 5:29 PM
> > > To: Tesla Coil Mailing List
> > > Subject: Re: [TCML] primary voltage
> > >
> > > On Jan 9, 2010, at 12:13 PM, "Dex Dexter" <dexterlabs@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > Bigger the coil bigger the primary and wire dia employed.
> > >
> > > Based on what you've said here, and what I've been told by DC, Its  
> > > not
> > > necessary to have a 0.25" copper tube primary for a fairly small  
> > > coil
> > > (15kV 30mA, 3.5" Sec) to perform optimally, correct? From what I've
> > > heard from DC, 6 AWG bare ground wire will do the trick. Sorry to  
> > > but
> > > into the post with my pesky questions.
> > >
> > > Thanks everyone!
> > > Brandon
> >
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