Not bad, not bad.
On Mar 15, 2005, at 11:52 AM, David Kirkby wrote:
> R. Measures wrote:
>
>>
>> On Mar 15, 2005, at 1:04 AM, David Kirkby wrote:
>>
>>> RICHARD GEORGE wrote:
>>>
>>>> There are two hydrogens atoms in a water molecule.
>
> One hydrogen atom says to the other "I have lost an electron".
> The second hydrogen atom, says "Don't be silly, you have not lost an
> electron.".
> The first one then says "Yes, I have lost an electron - I'm positive."
>
>>> So if a plastic had a lot of water
>>> in it, it would get hot if fed with 2.4GHz.
>>
>>
>> I have melted nylon with 7MHz RF, but I never tried it at 2.4GHz.
>> However, D-factor typically increases as freq. increases.
>
>
> I make no claim about the losses of nylon at RF, since I do not know
> its properties. I'm only saying that testing at one frequency does
> not tell you much about losses at another frequency.
And if the sample is small it won't get hot at all -- even though the
D-factor is bad news.
>
> In any case, there are different types of nylon. Perhaps with a search
> of the internet, one might find some properly measured data, but
> unless you know the exact source of the nylon, testing it yourself at
> the frequency of interest is probably the best way.
Been there done that. Went to the local plastics emporium and got the
data sheet. Nylon is good for D. C.
>
> I think you are right in saying loss does tend to increase with
> frequency for solids at RF, although that graph for water clearly
> shows the relationship is far from simple - for water at least.
Agreed, but water is weird. It expands below 4º C and it can even sink
ships.
> It may be simpler for plastics at radio frequencies. But I think this
> idea of relying on a microwave oven in unlikely to be a very valid
> test, especially given it is around 100 to 1000x higher in frequency
> than your HF amp.
>
> G8WRB
>
>
>>> There's a graph below
>>> showing hpw the loss of water changes by a factor of 10000000000
>>> depending on frequency!! (This viable to very short microwave
>>> frequencies, but the same applies elsewhere Ignore all the text -
>>> just
>>> look at the graph, and not both axes are logs).
>>>
>>> http://www.lsbu.ac.uk/water/vibrat.html
>>>
>>> But other materials loss peaks will not necessarily cause heating at
>>> 2.4GHz.
>>>
>>> Light travels through water relatavily easily - you can see through
>>> light pretty well. 600 nm (5 10^14 Hz) or so would be a green light
>>> (if
>>> I recall correctly). Yet lower the frequency by a factor of 5 or so
>>> to
>>> get to 3um (10^14 Hz) and water is *highly* absorbing. So water
>>> absorbs
>>> the low frequency less than the high one. In fact, water has a lot
>>> absorption peaks, where it is highly absorbing, as that graph shows.
>>>
>>> Put a transmitter at one of those frequencies and any water will get
>>> very hot. Yet it is very low loss at about 400um (ultra violet).
>>>
>>> You can see that the absorption of water varies from 10^6 cm-1 to
>>> 10^-4
>>> cm-1. Those two are a factor of 10000000000 apart!!!
>>>
>>> Other materials are the same - they will have absorptions that
>>> depend on
>>> frequency. Something that is poor at 2.4GHz where the microwave
>>> works is
>>> not necessarily poor at some other frequency.
>>>
>>> An example is PTFE. Most people know that as a good dielectric with
>>> low
>>> loss at RF. But move to light and it is pretty absorbing - you can't
>>> see
>>> trough more than a couple of mm of it.
>>>
>>> The hemoglobin in blood is another example. This fact is used by the
>>> pulse oximiters that clip on your finger and are routinely used to
>>> measure blood oxygenation in hospitals. The absorption changes
>>> depending
>>> on whether it is oxygenated or not.
>>>
>>> Perspex is another. Clear in the optical region (around 450-700nm),
>>> but
>>> highly absorbing at 10.7um (where a C02 laser works). I know a
>>> colleague
>>> who worked on C02 lasers said they used perspex goggles, as they
>>> perspex
>>> started melting if the laser was hitting them, and you would know
>>> this
>>> before it melted enough to damage your eyes. (You can't see 10.7um
>>> with
>>> your eyes).
>>>
>>> So I don't think the fact a material does or does not absorb at the
>>> specific frequency of a microwave oven tells you that much about how
>>> it
>>> will work at a very different frequency.
>>>
>>> YOU NEED TO KNOW THE LOSS AT THE FREQUENCY WHERE YOU INTEND YOUR
>>> TRANMITTER TO WORK - NOT AT SOME FREQUENCY THAT IS FAR REMOVED FROM
>>> IT.
>>>
>>>
>>> Just my opinion,
>>>
>>> Dr. David Kirkby, G8WRB.
>>>
>>>
>>>> K6KWQ Dick "12 Volt radios are for wimps, real radios can kill you"
>>>> Still can't make it go QRO with "More Power"
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: John Irwin<mailto:crazytvjohn@yahoo.com>
>>>> To: amps@contesting.com<mailto:amps@contesting.com>
>>>> Sent: Monday, March 14, 2005 3:54 PM
>>>> Subject: [Amps] nylons
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> dudes
>>>>
>>>> a large ace hardware store opened here last week , One block away.
>>>> I have noticed a lot of nylon items that look a lot like the
>>>> ceramic standoff insulators, they come with a hole in the
>>>> center,and some are taped for 6-32 or other simular sizes.
>>>> lenght every 1/8 inch or so,diameter 1/4 to 1/2 inch
>>>>
>>>> How does nylon act in rf? Like in a amplifier as used to
>>>> support variable capacitors or inductors? Next to the plate choke.
>>>>
>>>> Anyone put some in the pi coil and see if it holds up. or does it
>>>> go up in smoke?
>>>>
>>>> thanks
>>>> john kb9tc
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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>> Richard L. Measures, AG6K, 805.386.3734. www.somis.org
>>
>>
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>
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> --
> Dr. David Kirkby, G8WRB
>
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