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look at all of this wire... 190000' for $50
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brockolicious
Sat Jun 02 2007, 02:45PM Print
brockolicious Registered Member #662 Joined: Sat Apr 21 2007, 06:58PM
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 		Do you guys think this is a good deal, it's a lot of wire?
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Sat Jun 02 2007, 04:57PM
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 		I can't think of much use for 10lbs of 38awg wire. $5/lb for copper in general isn't all that bad, but unless you are into winding you own flyback transformers, I cant think of why a 1lb spool wouldn't last you a lifetime.
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Sulaiman
Sat Jun 02 2007, 05:32PM
Sulaiman Registered Member #162 Joined: Mon Feb 13 2006, 10:25AM
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 		It is very cheap, and very thin.

IF you buy it you can make your own 'Litz' wire which would be very useful for any high frequency work;
Pulse transformers
hf invertors
Tesla Coil primary if you can't get copper pipe.
Coil gun etc. etc.
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brockolicious
Sat Jun 02 2007, 05:41PM
brockolicious Registered Member #662 Joined: Sat Apr 21 2007, 06:58PM
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 		That's about 36 miles of wire... maybe I'll network all of my friends in my neighborhood together. lol

I guess it's a little too thin for a tesla secondary.
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teravolt
Sat Jun 02 2007, 07:33PM
teravolt Registered Member #195 Joined: Fri Feb 17 2006, 08:27PM
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 		38 is a little small 30-24 is a better range for average size coils in my opinion.
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williamn
Sun Jun 03 2007, 03:20AM
williamn Registered Member #55 Joined: Thu Feb 09 2006, 04:56AM
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 		Ive wound some very small sstcs with 40awg, and they worked fine. Wire this thin is an absolute horror to wind though.

Will
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Hazmatt_(The Underdog)
Sun Jun 03 2007, 03:33AM
Hazmatt_(The Underdog) Registered Member #135 Joined: Sat Feb 11 2006, 12:06AM
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 		you guys are all silly. I'm surprised nobody has heard of winding your own guitar pickups here.
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Shaun
Sun Jun 03 2007, 07:34PM
Shaun Registered Member #690 Joined: Tue May 08 2007, 03:47AM
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 		Yea, I would say it might be good for making like, I don't know, a few hundred SSTC secondaries! I just wound a DRSSTC secondary with 2000 turns of 32awg. My vision is good but its still so tough to see when the windings overlap. Also, the break strength is bound to be only a few hundred grams at most, so one false move and you'll be starting over, which is a major pain when halfway thru a secondary!

Seriously, though, it would be good for a small SSTC, where you need lots of turns for low Fres, but as ... said, one pound would be more than enough.
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Steve Conner
Sun Jun 03 2007, 08:17PM
Steve Conner Registered Member #30 Joined: Fri Feb 03 2006, 10:52AM
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 		Yes hazmatt, I guess it is about the right gauge for electric guitar pickups. I never could be bothered trying to make my own, though.
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