Re: [TCML] Consequences of (Hand) Winding without Tension

[David <drieben@xxxxxxx>]

I've seen Glyptal recently on eBay, albeit like $32 for a quart can of it, IIRC.

David

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On Jul 14, 2013, at 2:03 PM, david baehr <dfb25@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> All my  sec  have been wound by hand , by myself  with a few imperfections and worked well . Yours looks great and should work fine. 
> 
>       Where is a good source  for that   AC-43 ?     ,daveB
> 
>> Date: Sat, 13 Jul 2013 20:40:37 -0700
>> From: brandonhendershot@xxxxxxxxx
>> To: tesla@xxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [TCML] Consequences of (Hand) Winding without Tension
>> 
>> Hi All,
>> 
>> Just finished winding my latest secondary. Me being too impatient to wait
>> for a second pair of hands to operate the winder, I decided to wind my 6"
>> coil with 22AWG by hand. The wire wound around the form with some placebo
>> sized bends/dents throughout. Since I couldn't apply very much tension on
>> the wire while winding by hand, those bends stayed.
>> That left me with this:
>> 
>> http://imgur.com/2BVJgrY.jpg
>> http://imgur.com/ppChbhP.jpg
>> 
>> I don't think they'll be a cosmetic issue, but I am worried about being at
>> higher risk of racing arcs. (I'll be giving it a generous coat of Dolph's
>> AC-43, so that should help suppress any arcs from forming on the
>> secondary.) I'd be surprised if it did, but that much shouldn't impact
>> performance at all, would it?
>> 
>> Thanks as always for the support,
>> Brandon H.
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