Tesla Coil Help Needed

[Frosty_47]

Dear Ladies and Germs,

My friend and I want to finish building a Tesla coil. The primary coil along with the spark switch is already completed. The problem I am facing rite now is the lack of sources for magnet wire. No stores near me sell long enough 24 AWG magnet wire. Does anyone know of any good sources where I can get large spools of 24 AWG magnet wire? Thanks

P.S. I am not interested in the small 10lb spools

 

[j.p.bill]

My Newark catalog has magnet wire, but by length. 24 ga. goes for $68.25/793'. If you can go down to 28 ga., then it's $76.44/3140'.

Pretty steep prices for copper.

P.S. Sure that quote isn't from one of the Bushs?

 

[Krumlink]

how much copper are we taling about here?

 

[Frosty_47]

My Newark catalog has magnet wire, but by length. 24 ga. goes for $68.25/793'. If you can go down to 28 ga., then it's $76.44/3140'.

Pretty steep prices for copper.

P.S. Sure that quote isn't from one of the Bushs?

So where can I find this catalog ? Or the manufacturer...

Thanks a lot for your reply...

 

[Roff]

According to my wire table, 10 lbs of AWG 24 solid copper wire is 8177 ft long. I don't think that includes insulation. Still, it would have to be around 8000 ft. You apparently need lots more than this.

 

[Oznog]

eBay.
You probably want a complete spool. I don't think Tesla coils will react well to splices in the secondary. Corona and arcing will result if they're high up in the sec.

 

[MalcolmV8]

Search the net. I forget the place but I googled it till I found a place that sent me plenty of wire for around $10 + shipping. Here's a few pics from when I first put it together.

You can see my spool of wire in here

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Malcolm

 

[Leftyretro]

Wow very nice work Should be a real hair raising experiance when you fire that puppy up.

Lefty

 

[MalcolmV8]

I tried to make a video once. Not the greatest by any means but it gives you an idea.

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Sparks are generally around 3 to 4 foot long.

Malcolm

 

[blueroomelectronics]

It looks great, nicely done.
Personally I avoid anything over 12V and tend to favour 5V