[Amps] Alpha 86

[w8ji at contesting.com (Tom Rauch)]

> It is a non conductive washer that performs the same task as the ribs on
> your spark plugs our power line insulators.  I believe it goes on the
> solder tag of the switch prior to soldering the wire to it. It increases
> the distance a potential arc has to travel, thus making it less likely to
> occur.

No, it does not and is not!

It is a conductive washer that distributes the electric field. An insulated
washer would actually have the opposite effect, and reduce voltage breakdown
of the contacts!!!

73 Tom