From richard.quick@slug.org Fri Oct  6 01:16 MDT 1995
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From: richard.quick@slug.org (Richard Quick)
Subject: Coil form finished
Date: Thu,  5 Oct 1995 23:15:00 GMT
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Quoting jbiehler@teleport.com (Jerry Biehler):

> I finally finished my coil form.  I now have a 8.25" *30" 
> Polyurethane coated PVC coil form. I used about 3/4 of a quart
> to cover it. is that enough?

Perfect!

> The wire should be here friday or monday. Here is probaly an 
> odd question, but does it matter which direction the turns on 
> the secondary are wound? 

The old "rule of thumb" said that the secondary coil should be
wound with the same orientation as the primary. I have tested
this with reversed wound identical coils and I could not tell a
difference either way.

Richard Quick


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