Standard 600V hookup wire with a Teflon sleeve will be a fraction of the
diameter and a whole lot easier to use.
Test prod wire is another option and you can get that from Mouser, etc.
A problem with using unjacketed coax is that it doesnt like any heat and
deterioates rapidly over time.
Carl
KM1H
----- Original Message -----
From: "Glen Zook" <gzook@yahoo.com>
To: <Amps@contesting.com>; <walnutcreek@appstate.net>
Sent: Monday, December 22, 2008 10:50 AM
Subject: Re: [Amps] HV wire
> Remove the shield from some solid core RG8/U or RG213/U coax. I have
> seen several commercial (i.e. "sputtering") linears that use this for
> the HV lines. It seems to work very well. Now you do not want to use
> the foam type.
>
> Glen, K9STH
>
> Website: http://k9sth.com
>
>
> --- On Sat, 12/20/08, walnutcreek@appstate.net
> <walnutcreek@appstate.net> wrote:
>
> I am in need of a section of High voltage wire for a 3500 volt power
> supply I'm rebuilding with new caps and so on. I need 20" to finish
> it up.
>
>
>
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