[Amps] Silver plating

[Bill, W6WRT]

ORIGINAL MESSAGE:

On Wed, 8 Apr 2009 23:18:16 -0500, "Phil Clements"
<philc at texascellnet.com> wrote:

>Bill,
>I would not waste silver on such an undersized coil. Wind a coil out of 1/4
>inch or 3/8 inch copper tubing. This should run cool @ 1500 watts. Then, if
>you want it to look pretty, go ahead and put the silver on it. That #6 wire
>is going to run hot at 1500 watts whether it is plated or not.

REPLY:

I just might try that. The coils in my amp are all screw-mounted so
removing one and installing a heavier one is easy. Thanks for the
info.

73, Bill W6WRT