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Re: [Amps] Coil Former

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Subject: Re: [Amps] Coil Former
From: "David Lisney" <g0fvt@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 8 Oct 2006 17:34:35 +0100
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Hi Ian, I wonder if something like the ceramic former from an old electric 
fire element would behave for you, or for a larger diameter some old 
electric hairdriers had ceramic former too. Just random ideas, maybe useful 
or not.

Regards David

> OK, here's a question: any recommendations for a coil former material
> that can withstand a bit of heat? The 80/160m tank coil in my amp gets
> quite warm during RTTY contesting -  not hot enough to indicate a design
> problem, but even a moderate increase in temperature makes the
> fibreglass tubing former smell quite unpleasant.
>
>
>
> -- 
> 73 from Ian GM3SEK
> http://www.ifwtech.co.uk/g3sek

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