[modeleng] Re: An innocent abroad

  • From: "Tim Rickard" <the_viffer@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Mon, 20 Dec 2004 23:14:38 +0000

Oh Er that is not good.

I reckon on a back of a fag packet calculation I can get at least 5kg of 
copper on the poles even allowing for gaps and less than perfect packing. I 
think that is almost exactly 20 kilometres or 12.5 miles of 36swg.

Would someone else care to suggest something a tad thicker?

>From: "alanjstepney" <alan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Tim,
>
>I would suggest a very fine wire, something of the order of 36 swg.
>If you have / can get, it, even go down to 42 swg.
>
>Pack in as many turns as you have space for.


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