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WHICH COIL IS STRONGER?
- Thread starter stevebm1
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The coil numbers refer to wire gauge and number of turns - on flipper coils the first pair of numbers is the power winding and the second pair is the holding winding.
I've always thought that the lower the resistance a coil has the more powerful it is as more current will flow through It.
However this case 24 should give less resistance than 25 (wire gauge) but 500 should give less resistance than 570 (the number of turns of that wire) so from that don't know whether 24-570 or 25-500 would be more powerful.
Can anyone with better understanding point out the flaws in my logic.....?
yep,my thinking was the same as you,it would be easy if they used the same gauge wire,as obviously the lower winding one would be stronger,but it's got me foxed,I suppose I could just fit a 25-500 34-4500 one to one side to see if it made a difference,but it's a lot of faffing around,and your right no doubt someone with a more technical head can shed some light
I reckon the flip power is about the same for the reason given above - ever so slightly thinner wire with a few more turns.
The hold power on your coil is stronger as it has less turns.
If it works fine and can make all the shots including backhands, I wouldn't worry about it.
The hold power on your coil is stronger as it has less turns.
If it works fine and can make all the shots including backhands, I wouldn't worry about it.
Or if you have one of each coil measure the resistance of each one. Whichever has the lowest resistance on kicking windings is the strongest.
Seemples as Victor would say
Seemples as Victor would say
24-570 vs 25-500
24 AWG copper wire is 0.0842 Ohm/m @ 20C
25 AWG is 0.106 which is approx 25% more resistant/m
Assume the 24 AWG coil has approx 14% more wire length (570 winds vs 500) then it will still be less total resistance (hence stronger coil)
Saying all that I like paddys answer above better, but I don't know who Victor is
24 AWG copper wire is 0.0842 Ohm/m @ 20C
25 AWG is 0.106 which is approx 25% more resistant/m
Assume the 24 AWG coil has approx 14% more wire length (570 winds vs 500) then it will still be less total resistance (hence stronger coil)
Saying all that I like paddys answer above better, but I don't know who Victor is
Viktor as his name should be spelt is the chief meerkat in the tv adverts.
24-570 vs 25-500
24 AWG copper wire is 0.0842 Ohm/m @ 20C
25 AWG is 0.106 which is approx 25% more resistant/m
Assume the 24 AWG coil has approx 14% more wire length (570 winds vs 500) then it will still be less total resistance (hence stronger coil)
Saying all that I like paddys answer above better, but I don't know who Victor is
thanks mate,that explains things a bit better