I don't have personal experience (and don't want any), but have heard horror stories regarding the use of coaxial cable as high voltage wire.
Short answer: Don't do it! Use fresh cable designed for the purpose. If you are willing to experiment with a potentially lethal configuration, at least route the wire away from any exposed surfaces. If it does let go at least it won't be through you. 73 de Bill, AB6MT [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: Jack Schmidling To: Discussion of AM Radio in the Amateur Service Sent: Thursday, December 21, 2006 8:39 PM Subject: Re: [AMRadio] HV Wire Jim Candela wrote: > BTW, RG-8 or RG-214 (neither foam) are routinely used in industry for > up to 40 Kv without failure. What is this ref to "foam" all about? If RG-8 is good to 40 kv, one would think RG-58 would be adequate for a few KV, no? And a lot easier to work with. js -- PHOTO OF THE WEEK: http://schmidling.com/pow.htm Astronomy, Beer, Cheese, Fiber,Gems, Sausage,Silver http://schmidling.com ______________________________________________________________ AMRadio mailing list List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio Partner Website: http://www.amfone.net Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html Post: mailto:AMRadio@mailman.qth.net ______________________________________________________________ AMRadio mailing list List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio Partner Website: http://www.amfone.net Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html Post: mailto:AMRadio@mailman.qth.net
