Hi Ted, Thanks for responding. I can do 1/2 inch easily. What are some problems that may arise if there are too many turns of wire? Paul ted@.......... wrote: > That's a great time-saving idea, a combination coil and mass. Wind it with > Pb wire and you'll be all set. :-) > > But seriously, I wouldn't bother to wind wire in any area which was not > going to be directly between the poles of my magnet. If you have a magnet > with that large a face diameter you should switch to building a cyclotron! > Build up the middle of the coil form with a piece of wood or MDF board and > just wind your coil on the outermost 1/2 inch or so. > > (It's Friday...) > > Regards, Ted > > Paul Jebb@.............. on 03/10/2000 04:20:07 PM > > Please respond to psn-l@.............. > > Sent by: psn-l-request@.............. > > To: "PSN-L@.............." > cc: > Subject: Turns on the coil > > Dear Members: > I am pecking away at a Lehman seismometer. Presently I am winding #38 > wire on a a spool that is about 4 inches in diameter, and 3/4 inch > thick. I think I can fill the spool, but that's a lot of turns. Can > anyone suggest an optimum number of turns or suggest some guidelines? > > Thank you in advance. > Paul Jebb > Newcomb Central School > > __________________________________________________________ > > Public Seismic Network Mailing List (PSN-L) > > To leave this list email PSN-L-REQUEST@.............. with > the body of the message (first line only): unsubscribe > See http://www.seismicnet.com/maillist.html for more information. > > __________________________________________________________ > > Public Seismic Network Mailing List (PSN-L) > > To leave this list email PSN-L-REQUEST@.............. with > the body of the message (first line only): unsubscribe > See http://www.seismicnet.com/maillist.html for more information. __________________________________________________________ Public Seismic Network Mailing List (PSN-L)
Larry Cochrane <cochrane@..............>