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Thunderstorms?

@ All:

I just walked to the store to get some cotton string.  I had what I thought was a great idea to use some 22 ga. insulated solid copper wire for my separator.  This worked great except that because I am using a bifilar arrangement, I have two gaps that need separation, not one.  I wound the insulated wire in between for the entire length and realized, I need to do it again from a different starting place.  I ran out of the insulated wire so I am going to use cotton string for the remainder.  This is harder than it sounds.  I am just about done with a very tight wind over 10" and will start the next layer in the a.m.  I was also wondering if we should cover the last layer in cotton as well.  To me, the photos of Stubblefield's cells looks as if they are done this way.  If nothing else, it will keep dirt out of the windings in case we need to dig up and repair or re-wire.  I can't wait to see what this might do.

Bill

Quote from: Localjoe on February 02, 2008, 01:35:28 AM
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Thunderstorms?

Apologies Thunder storms = hail and lightening, negative ions. A possible relief from the humidity without the tennis ball sized hail stones. Sydney Aussieland. I prefer the northern hemisphere though only in the summer

Den

Guys,
And Gals, Why not use cotton kite string as a spacer for the iron and copper. As far as the layer of insulation  between the layers of the coil, someone else has already suggested nylon window screen. It will insulate as well as alow passage of electrolite. When I think of make and break or on and off I think of pules with modulation and this is where the 555 ic chip really shines. Try a site that I looked at yesterday
http://www.cpemma.co.uk/555pwm.html
Sid

@ all

Please bear with me... can we just stick to the patent now that were here... forget waht people are saying and please use some form of cloth and actually wrap bare copper wire with it... otherwise were not following the patent.. not a spacer but completly insulate that copper along with the central bolt with fabric not nylon! Please were close folks i dont want this to go astray.  Someone please enlighten me if im missing somethign but who wants to sit aroudn and wrap a small peice of string around a larger wire 5000 times to insulate it instead of getting some large cotton fabric strips from an old tee shirt or sock.. the later will take 10 mins the string version will take forever ... forget wrapping wire with string please. dont even freakin bother you will be there all day!!.. im using 12 g wire ... does that make more sense>?
                                                                                                  Joe