[Amps] #18 gauge wire

Vic Rosenthal vic at rakefet.com
Tue Jan 27 19:10:03 EST 2004


k7fm wrote:
> "I'm in need of 18 ga enamel coated wire for winding
>  toroid inductors."
> 
> Fortunately, I see that a source was found.  However, I am slightly
> surprised and mildly disappointed that there was nary a single suggestion
> that he should obtain some #14 and tie one end to a bumper and the other end
> to a tree and drive until the #14 became #18.  That would have been in the
> true ham spirit.

But then he would have had to anneal it before he could wind it around 
the toroids!  Not to mention get a new bumper, given their construction 
these days.

-- 
73,
Vic, K2VCO
Fresno CA
http://www.qsl.net/k2vco



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