Mike,
Both Delrin and Teflon have good electrical properties of > 10^14 ohms
per inch.
I would suggest using WHITE Delrin, 3/8" thick to make the 'plate'.
Don
N8DE
Mike wrote:
>
> I need to make a vertical shear plate (1/4" x 12" x 12") to
> hold up a tubular shaped current balun/dipole center insulator
> and was wondering whether UV stable black Delrin would
> be a good choice. Other possible choices are Nylon 6/6
> and Lexan. The material has to be strong enough to hold
> the weight of a 160 dipole (center support).
>
> Thanks,
>
> Mike, W4EF...................
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