RFI
[Top] [All Lists]

Re: [RFI] Ferrite bead disintegration

To: n4zr@contesting.com,RFI List <rfi@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [RFI] Ferrite bead disintegration
From: Randy Farmer <w8fn@tx.rr.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2010 21:24:49 -0500
List-post: <rfi@contesting.com">mailto:rfi@contesting.com>
>I took apart a home-made 100 bead receiving-only common mode choke
>yesterday.  As I peeled off the electrical tape I was surprised when
>each bead that came out of the wrapping disintegrated into dozens of
>fragments.  I think I saved about 5 beads out of a 100-bead choke.

As I recall from traffic on the Elecraft reflector, you recently took 
a lightning strike that damaged the IO board in your K3. Perhaps the 
same event blew up the ferrites. Stranger things have happened when 
lightning strikes.

73...
Randy, W8FN 

_______________________________________________
RFI mailing list
RFI@contesting.com
http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/rfi

<Prev in Thread] Current Thread [Next in Thread>