[Amps] Cool Amp Web Site

[Bill Smith]

Here is the Cool amp web site.
http://www.cool-amp.com/cool-amp.htm
73,
Bill
--- Steve Katz <stevek@jmr.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> > Hi
> > 
> > I'm in the commissioning and measurement stages of
> my homebrew 
> > 4CX1000A amp project (1600W out now and looking
> good).
> > 
> > A couple of weeks have passed by since I wound the
> Pi tank coils
> > using 5mm Cu tubing. Since then the copper has
> gone from shiny
> > to dull brown by oxidation.
> > 
> > Does this matter very much? I guess the RF skin
> resistance won't 
> > be affected very much to affect HF efficiency.
> 	  
> 	//Far as I can tell, the shininess is of value for
> photographs only.
> However, I used to coat my tank inductors, etc, with
> a wipe-on silver
> plating compound called "Kool Amp," which added a
> thin silver coating that
> stayed bright and attractive for a long time.  I
> wonder if that stuff is
> still made-?
> 
> 	-WB2WIK/6
> 
> > Are there any recommendations for coating Cu tube
> to keep it 
> > shiny and is it worth it (for more than cosmetic
> value)? 
> > 
> > 73 Mark G4AXX
> > 
> > 
> > 
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Bill Smith KO4NR

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