[Amps] Nylon - 2 cents

[Will Matney]

It's not too good for transformer windings as the wire gets put under strain at each corner of the core as its wound. Later on, it can crack. But, I think they do make one type that has an extra coating, I cant remember the name. I never use it for anything though. The self bonding types you mention are generally used in CRT deflection yokes and similar. What I've seen though, the bonding is done by using alchohol applied to the winding. It semi-dissolves the outter coating which then re-dries bonded. I've not seen the heat bonding type.

Best,

Will

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On 3/15/05 at 9:45 AM StephenTetorka at cs.com wrote:

>I was in the specialty wire business for a few years.
>Nylon was not generally used as a sole insulating overcoat.
>
>The main use was for heat bonding adjoining wires coated with it OVER the
>wire insulation which were mainly polyesters, polyamides, and of course
>polyurethane.
>
>Nylon ages poorly...any fisherman leaving his nylon line on the reel will
>testify to the powder-blue colored 'dust' resulting from oxidation.
>
>Best place I've found for or for-not nylon polymer is a woman's leg.
>
>Regards,
>Steve
>WA2TAK
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