I should have added as an alternative, wind on, say, 1,000 turns or so. That should certainly be enough to work OK irrespective of wire size. Alan. ----- Original Message ----- From: "alanjstepney" <alan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2004 1:45 AM Subject: [modeleng] Re: An innocent abroad I got the impression that it was a small generator, although you didn't specifically say so. I do agree with what you say. Winding that much wire could also get a trifle tedious. I would fit in about 4 oz of wire. Now all you have to do is work out what gauge that would be to fill the gap! Alan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tim Rickard" <the_viffer@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, December 20, 2004 11:14 PM Subject: [modeleng] Re: An innocent abroad Oh Er that is not good. -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.289 / Virus Database: 265.5.4 - Release Date: 15/12/2004 MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to, modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject line.