Anyone know the gauge wire in an MXT coil?

[John in NC]

Hello,
I want to experiment with a coil for my MXT. I have measured the electronic characteristics of my MXT coil, but I need to know the wire gauge size. The DC resistance is determined by the wire gauge and length of wire in the coil. I can experiment with different gauges and get close, but I would like to start with the correct size. In most other coils I have looked into, the TX winding and the RX winding use different size wires. Any help would be appreciated.
John

[John in NC]

Never mind. I just got a lead on a sacrificial coil.
John

[Burien]

so, what did you find?!!!!!!!?

[Rudy]

Although I am not about to crack open my different Eclipse coils, I would think that the wire gauges for the different Tx and Rx windings are not necessarily the same across all the coils.

And yes, it would not be surprising to find that the Tx coil uses a heavier gauge wire than the Rx. The Tx has to pass the transmit pulse through it which means that the resistance has to be lower. Whilst the Rx has little current flowing through it.

[John in NC]

The TX coil is 22 gauge and the RX is about 30 gauge. The RX is tiny, but there are about 120 turns.
John