- 21. Re: [Amps] nylons (score: 1)
- Author: Tomm Aldridge <KD7QAE@ARRL.NET>
- Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2005 04:08:13 +0000
- John, In my opinion, the use of Nylon for general standoffs in an RF amplifier is perfectly fine if a bit of thought is given as to the temperatuer they will be exposed to. I would not consider Nylon
- /archives//html/Amps/2005-03/msg00357.html (9,839 bytes)
- 22. Re: [Amps] nylons (score: 1)
- Author: Tony King - W4ZT <amps@w4zt.com>
- Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2005 23:56:01 -0500
- Tomm, John and the group, I agree about not using nylon in high RF fields. Best to use something better. Going directly to John's question about 3/8"x1/2 inch insulators, instead of going to the hard
- /archives//html/Amps/2005-03/msg00358.html (10,549 bytes)
- 23. Re: [Amps] nylons (score: 1)
- Author: "Michael Tope" <W4EF@dellroy.com>
- Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2005 21:02:03 -0800
- I don't think you would learn much by just throwing the material into an amplifier chassis in some arbitrary fashion. The thing you want to do is induce a significant amount of displacement current i
- /archives//html/Amps/2005-03/msg00359.html (9,682 bytes)
- 24. Re: [Amps] nylons (score: 1)
- Author: Karl-Arne Markström <sm0aom@telia.com>
- Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2005 08:09:44 +0100
- It is most unlikely that any differences will be noted between nylon (or other "lossy" plastics) or high-grade dielectrics in these applications, as the E-field intensities around the components will
- /archives//html/Amps/2005-03/msg00361.html (16,813 bytes)
- 25. Re: [Amps] nylons (score: 1)
- Author: R.Measures <r@somis.org>
- Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2005 03:35:45 -0800
- Not bad, not bad. And if the sample is small it won't get hot at all -- even though the D-factor is bad news. Been there done that. Went to the local plastics emporium and got the data sheet. Nylon i
- /archives//html/Amps/2005-03/msg00365.html (18,902 bytes)
- 26. Re: [Amps] nylons (score: 1)
- Author: R.Measures <r@somis.org>
- Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2005 03:39:58 -0800
- Amen, Karl-Arne The styrenes - such as ABS - are quite good around RF. Richard L. Measures, AG6K, 805.386.3734. www.somis.org _______________________________________________ Amps mailing list Amps@co
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- 27. Re: [Amps] nylons (score: 1)
- Author: Steve Thompson <g8gsq@ic24.net>
- Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2005 11:50:57 +0000
- At least one cross linked versions, Rexolite, is really good and also mechanically strong. It's horrible to machine, and very difficult to source this side of the Atlantic :-( Steve _________________
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- 28. Re: [Amps] nylons (score: 1)
- Author: R.Measures <r@somis.org>
- Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2005 03:47:34 -0800
- Acrylics do not have a low D-factor. I use ABS around RF. It's commonly available, costs little, easy to cut with a sharp saw - provided one goes slowly, and it's fairly strong. Richard L. Measures,
- /archives//html/Amps/2005-03/msg00368.html (15,373 bytes)
- 29. Re: [Amps] nylons (score: 1)
- Author: R.Measures <r@somis.org>
- Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2005 03:57:33 -0800
- Even though it is excellent around RF, the trouble with TFE is that it cold-flows and it has little strength. . For strength, RF-tolerance and workability, G-10 is hard to beat. Richard L. Measures,
- /archives//html/Amps/2005-03/msg00369.html (11,921 bytes)
- 30. Re: [Amps] nylons (score: 1)
- Author: ToddRoberts2001@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2005 09:06:15 EST
- United States Plastic Corp. ( www.usplastic.com ) has a very good selection of plastics that we would be interested in for high-power RF circuits. They have phenolic rods - tubing - sheets Grade XX u
- /archives//html/Amps/2005-03/msg00374.html (8,053 bytes)
- 31. Re: [Amps] nylons (score: 1)
- Author: Bob Nielsen <nielsen@oz.net>
- Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2005 09:18:56 -0800
- You might look for a material called rexolite. I suspect that it is available at plastic suppliers. I used it many years ago for some microwave applications. It is easily machinable, has good dielect
- /archives//html/Amps/2005-03/msg00376.html (8,068 bytes)
- 32. Re: [Amps] nylons (score: 1)
- Author: Bob Nielsen <nielsen@oz.net>
- Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2005 09:24:29 -0800
- I thought rexolite was fairly easy to machine (at least the machinists where I worked didn't complain when we had them fabricate some parts from it, but maybe they liked challenges.) I retract that p
- /archives//html/Amps/2005-03/msg00377.html (9,327 bytes)
- 33. Re: [Amps] nylons (score: 1)
- Author: "Steve Thompson" <g8gsq@ic24.net>
- Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2005 17:34:32 -0000
- Don't jump to that - maybe my machinists weren't up to the challenge! I think it tends to clog and bind, I'm guessing there's an art to getting the tool sharpening and feed speeds just right. Can any
- /archives//html/Amps/2005-03/msg00378.html (9,851 bytes)
- 34. Re: [Amps] nylons (score: 1)
- Author: Tony King - W4ZT <amps@w4zt.com>
- Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2005 13:21:11 -0500
- I agree and MSC carries G10 rod, tube and sheet. It's found on page 1794 of their big book: <http://www1.mscdirect.com/CGI/NNPDFF?PMPAGE=1794> A 48" length of 3/8" rod lists for $12.08 so 48x2=96-4(2
- /archives//html/Amps/2005-03/msg00380.html (12,038 bytes)
- 35. Re: [Amps] nylons (score: 1)
- Author: "Michael Tope" <W4EF@dellroy.com>
- Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2005 11:41:06 -0800
- I used to some to load a 3.3 GHz waveguide antenna that I worked on for the air force about 15 years ago. The machinist didn't complain and the antenna worked as expected (it was build to print). Mik
- /archives//html/Amps/2005-03/msg00381.html (10,460 bytes)
- 36. Re: [Amps] nylons (score: 1)
- Author: "Steve Thompson" <g8gsq@ic24.net>
- Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2005 22:51:46 -0000
- Looks like it's me that stands corrected. Steve _______________________________________________ Amps mailing list Amps@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/amps
- /archives//html/Amps/2005-03/msg00385.html (9,084 bytes)
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