Re: Variac Rewinding

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• Subject: Re: Variac Rewinding
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• Date: Tue, 17 Jun 1997 08:49:25 -0500
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Subject:      Re: Variac Rewinding
      Date:   Tue, 17 Jun 1997 19:05:10 +1000
      From:   Peter Elekssy <elekessy-at-macquarie.matra-dot-com.au>
        To:   Tesla List <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
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Tesla List wrote:
> 
> Subject:  Re: Variac Rewinding
>   Date:   Mon, 16 Jun 1997 08:42:24 -0500
>   From:   David Huffman <huffman-at-FNAL.GOV>
>     To:   Tesla List <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
> 
> When winding toroidal cores you should use a shuttle to hold the
> wire. If you simply try to poke the wire through the center of the
> core, you will certainly find the task 'nearly impossible'. The main
> problem would be those overlapping turns the keep the wire closely
> spaced at the wiper contact area.
> Dave Huffman

Thanks for the info. Good variacs are pretty pricey here so I my still
have a go some time. I imagine the shuttle will have to be elongated to
hold enough wire while being thin enough to get through the core.

Cheers,

Peter E.

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