Return-Path: Received: from mtain-mh08.r1000.mx.aol.com (mtain-mh08.r1000.mx.aol.com [172.29.96.220]) by air-md05.mail.aol.com (v129.4) with ESMTP id MAILINMD051-8b844c0e68233; Tue, 08 Jun 2010 11:56:19 -0400 Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [193.82.116.20]) by mtain-mh08.r1000.mx.aol.com (Internet Inbound) with ESMTP id 9838C38000105; Tue, 8 Jun 2010 11:56:16 -0400 (EDT) Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1OM19I-00012K-7R for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Tue, 08 Jun 2010 16:55:32 +0100 Received: from [193.82.116.32] (helo=relay1.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1OM19H-00012B-TJ for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Tue, 08 Jun 2010 16:55:31 +0100 Received: from mail.hurontel.on.ca ([216.46.129.11]) by relay1.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1OM19E-0007EY-Ty for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Tue, 08 Jun 2010 16:55:31 +0100 Received: from [192.168.1.100] (pppoe.dyn-216.46.157.246.hurontel.on.ca [216.46.157.246]) by mail.hurontel.on.ca (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0B22CACF for ; Tue, 8 Jun 2010 11:55:23 -0400 (EDT) Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1078) From: John Bruce McCreath X-Priority: 3 In-Reply-To: <002001cb070c$99d44b20$0401a8c0@xphd97xgq27nyf> Date: Tue, 8 Jun 2010 11:55:23 -0400 Message-Id: References: <002001cb070c$99d44b20$0401a8c0@xphd97xgq27nyf> To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1078) X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,none Subject: Re: LF: COIL WINDING THOUGHT Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on post.thorcom.com X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.0 required=5.0 tests=none autolearn=no version=2.63 X-SA-Exim-Scanned: Yes Sender: owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group X-SA-Exim-Rcpt-To: rs_out_1@blacksheep.org X-SA-Exim-Scanned: No; SAEximRunCond expanded to false x-aol-global-disposition: G x-aol-sid: 3039ac1d60dc4c0e682020a4 X-AOL-IP: 193.82.116.20 Hello LFers, Whatever wire you wind your coils with, make up a corona ring of soft 3/4"= copper pipe and place it at the top of your coil assembly. Be sure to leave a slight gap so that it doesn't= form a shorted turn! I've used them on my Tesla coils with total success in stopping arcs and sparks where they= DIDN'T belong. 73, J.B., VE3EAR LowFER Beacon "EAR" 188.830 kHz. QRSS30 EN93dr