Re: Black delrin rotor

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• Subject: Re: Black delrin rotor
• From: "ROBERT CRESSLER" <robert.cressler-at-menasha-dot-com> (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>)
• Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2000 17:10:57 -0700
• Approved: twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net
• Delivered-To: fixup-tesla-at-pupman-dot-com-at-fixme

    Bob,Dr. Resonance,
                                    Pursuant to Dr. R's statement

>>>snip
>"Although a good electrical insulator, Delrin is a poor choice with regard to
>heat.  Your electrodes may warm up enough to become loose in the wheel
>and start flying out. "
>>snip
IMHO it is probably best to avoid all thermoplastics for this application
for this reason. Thermosets (e.g. G-10) do not as a rule "soften" or become
"plastic" when heated  by there very nature as do the Thermoplastic
materials......(ie most plastics)

Robert .

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