[Antennaware] balun wire

[Guy Olinger, K2AV]

I'll have to second that.  It only takes a little accidental nick to give a 
breakdown a place to start.  I've wound transformers with *double* 
thermaleze and had them arc at QRO levels.  Thermaleze inside teflon tubing 
has withstood everything, including nearby lightning strikes, the kind of 
induction that evaporates typical beverage components (no resistors, no 
wires, no transformer, no nuthin left).

73, Guy

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Stephen Kangas" <stephen at kangas.com>
To: "'Phil Florig'" <W9IXX at arrl.net>; "'aa4nn'" <aa4nn at earthlink.net>; 
"'Bill English'" <bill at k4fx.net>; <antennaware at contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2009 6:50 PM
Subject: Re: [Antennaware] balun wire


> It's also best practice to thread the wire through teflon tubing before
> winding, as the thermalese wire insulation is not enough to handle the 
> high
> voltages at moderate power levels with many antennas.
>
> Stephen W9SK
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: antennaware-bounces at contesting.com
> [mailto:antennaware-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Phil Florig
> Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2009 3:01 PM
> To: aa4nn; Bill English; antennaware at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [Antennaware] balun wire
>
>
> Hi,
>
> In general terms this wire is magnet wire used in transformers. It has 
> very
> good thermal and voltage breakdown properties.
>
> I have different sizes here if you need a small amount. Any motor shop
> and/or wire dist like The Wireman has some.
>
> Phil  W9IXX
>
> At 16:26 2/11/2009, aa4nn wrote:
>>Bill, do a google search on thermaleze wire.
>>You'll want to use this wire for sure in baluns.
>>de Joe, aa4nn'
>>
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Bill English" <bill at k4fx.net>
>>To: <antennaware at contesting.com>
>>Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2009 10:46 AM
>>Subject: [Antennaware] balun wire
>>
>>
>> > Hi All,
>> >
>> > I am trying to build a homebrew OCF dipole and I need a source for
>> > some good wire for winding my 4 to 1 balun.
>> >
>> > Thanks
>> >
>> > Bill K4FX
>> >
>
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