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I was wondering what is the size of Litz wire used by most home builders for a 10 inch coil. ? Thank you Jim
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Go for a required resistance per length. That's about it.
You may as well use braided tinned wire instead for the same effect. -
Well have a look at this thread http://www.geotech1.com/forums/showt...highlight=litz
It seems to say you want 175/46. I used less wires and had some higher resistances. The 175 seems better.
I used this info from that thread when I bought some litz;
Frequency use vs. AWG size of the individual wire strands used within the Litz bundle.
All Values in KHz; a fast coil should be in the 800-3200 kHz range.
1 To 10.0 - 30 AWG
10 To 50.0 - 33 AWG
50 To 100.0 - 36 AWG
100 To 200.0 - 38 AWG
200 To 400.0 - 40 AWG
400 To 800.0 - 42 AWG
800 To 1600 - 44 AWG ------ Fast coil
1600 To 3200 - 46 AWG ----- Fast coil
3200 To 5000 - 48 AWG ----- Hard to find
There are several listings on eBay for Litz wire. The larger (mm) diameter listed in advertisements is normally the overall wire plus serving/insulation measurement. Litz wire made up of 330 strands of #46 AWG (330/46) or (250/46) would be approximately equivalent to an overall 22 AWG solid wire size. Litz 175/46 is approximately equivalent to 24 AWG. These sizes would be good for a fast coil.Comment
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Thank so much for taking the time to reply. The information will be very helpful. Thanks again JimComment
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