[Amps] hf-2500

Bill Turner dezrat1242 at yahoo.com
Sun Dec 23 00:18:07 EST 2012


ORIGINAL MESSAGE: 
2 09:25:27 -0700, Larry wrote:

>
>Of more importance is that toroidal cores are not easy to cool since 
>they usually get connected to the chassis with an insulating washer 
>beneath them and air flow not that good.  Perhaps this leads to some of 
>the reported failures.

REPLY: 
Don't forget they are usually wrapped with tape which is also a good
heat insulator. 

Designers, if you insist on toroids in a standard pi network you only
need three: 40, 80 and 160 meters. Spend a few bucks more and do it
right. 

73, Bill W6WRT


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