@Nick
The material (e.g. polypropylene) and thickness of the pipe walls affects the dielectric constant of the entire coil. So it is almost as significant as the properties of the wire insulation.
Verpies: Yes, I'm sure it does affect things. I was following what Ruslan was showing on his video, and how to wind the grenade, etc... he did use the drain pipe, for some reason that I can't remember. However, it's not going to hold up to the heat that the coils give off. But, for that matter, I don't think the 50mm pipe will hold up either. Yet, there are different wall thickness and ratings, on them, unlike the thinner drain pipe. I do overnight burn in heat tests runs at times, like you see below, to see what gives out, first... and I find that pipe is one of the weak links. NickZ
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