[Amps] What is it called?

[Ian White, G3SEK]

David Kirkby wrote:
>Harold B. Mandel wrote:
>
>>Sirs,
>>
>>There is a material that is supplied in sheets of varying
>>thicknesses, colored red, that makes excellent insulating boards.
>>Does anyone know its trade name or who sells it?
>>
>>Thanks,
>>
>>Hal Mandel
>>W4HBM
>>_______________________________________________
>>
>Tufnol (or similar spelling) is one possibility. You can get it from RS 
>components in the UK, althouhg they have a international presence.  It 
>is a very good insulator, but not exactly inexpensive if I recall 
>correctly.

Tufnol is a machinable grade of plain old-fashioned phenolic (Brit: 
paxolin).

The big UK electronics distributors like RS Components and Farnell are 
incredibly expensive for engineering materials - you should see what 
they charge for that extra "i" in aluminium.


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