Stubblefield coils (bifilar) and speculations

[IotaYodi]

Electronic fence wire is plastic coated for underground installations. Above ground electric fence wire is bare.

[protonmom]

Thank you Iota,
Yes, Iota...it is a plastic coated very thin wire.

Thank you Jeanna,
No wonder my secondary never worked before.  So, it is MAGNET wire on the secondary.  Okay, then!  We  don't have a radio shack close by here, but I do most of my ordering online anyway.  Guess I might as well pitch out that fencing wire then.   

[Cap-Z-ro]

Never throw any usable material away PM...you never know, it may be useful to a new idea which stems from your work.

Regards...

[jeanna]

Thank you Iota,
Yes, Iota...it is a plastic coated very thin wire.

Thank you Jeanna,
No wonder my secondary never worked before. ...

Guess I might as well pitch out that fencing wire then.

Well if it is plastic coated very thin wire, you could use it for the secondary.
I think it was cap-z-ro on another thread?? that said he gets better results with iron rather than copper wire when it is used for inductors. well that is what this secondary is.
You may be way ahead of the game. I might be asking you to source that wire for me soon!

jeanna

[Pirate88179]

I would add that, like magnet wire, you need to burn/strip the insulation on the ends before making connections or testing with a meter probe.  You probably already know this....but I didn't in the early days and...well...I do now, ha ha.

Bill