[Amps] Nylon in RF Tank Circuits

[Chris Wilson]

Hello MU,

 Friday, June 7, 2019

 Test it in a microwave oven?


Best regards,
 Chris    2E0ILY       mailto:chris at chriswilson.tv


M4> For decades I’ve avoided using nylon hardware in the vicinity of an RF
M4> tank circuit because I believed nylon was prone to absorbing RF and
M4> burning. I don’t know how or when I came to learn this information,
M4> but now I’m wondering if I’m wrong. Normally I use  brass hardware.
M4> Had anyone else heard this caution?
M4> Tnx,
M4> Jim W8ZR
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