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Re: Coil Winder (fwd)
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Date: Mon, 11 Oct 1999 10:40:14 EDT
From: FutureT-at-aol-dot-com
To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
Subject: Re: Coil Winder (fwd)
In a message dated 99-10-11 08:12:21 EDT, you write:
<< << But the
>> professional way is to set the spool on edge and let the wire twirl
>> off the end of spool. I just guide the wire by hand, except on very >>
> John,
>Why? Especially with a large spool, doesn't that allow the wire to fall from
> the top of
>the spool, clump up and maybe even fall over the rim of the spool? Seems
like
> a
> small point because it probably is. All the pictures I have seen of
factory
>coil winding
>machines show the spool horizontal and above. That's what I saw when I
toured
> the Thordarson plant in Chicago, c. 1942.
>Happy day,
> Zeke
>>
Zeke,
You're probably right. I was repeating what I had heard, and I also
saw winding being done in a shop, where the wire was twirling off the
end. Maybe the end method is just used for thinner wire and smaller
(it was a 10lb spool) spools. That's the extent of my knowledge in that
area. I never use the end method myself, it seems somewhat
treacherous to me as you suggested.
Thanks,
John Freau