Re: Ryan's Coil = Salvaged :-)

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Original poster: "Metlicka Marc by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>" <mystuffs-at-orwell-dot-net>

how about tossing in a few "do not eat"'s. silica gel packets for
moisture absorption? nuke them for a few minutes and then toss em in.
marc

Tesla list wrote:
> 
> Original poster: "J. B. Weazle McCreath by way of Terry Fritz
<twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>" <weazle-at-hurontel.on.ca>
> 
> At 07:11 PM 09/01/01 -0700, you wrote:
> >Original poster: "Ryan Ries by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>"
> <spud-at-wf-dot-net>
> >
> >Okay, it looks like I live on to coil another day.  I'm not sure what all
> >was said about the thicker PVC and absorbing more RF, but I was able to
> >completely sand away the carbon track and reveal fresh PVC underneath.
> >I then applied a new coat of polyurethane to the inside of the form.
> >It's drying as we speak...
> >
> >Ryan
> 
> Hi Ryan,
> 
> At the very least I think you should cut yourself some baffle disks and
> glue them in place inside your secondary form to create two or three
> compartments.  This will aid in preventing a recurrance of your inside
> arc-over which was likely caused by your initial tuning error.
> 
> I'd glue the baffles in place on a very dry day so that there is mimimal
> moisture trapped within the secondary.  On my new secondary which I'm in
> the process of building at this time, I'm going to purge the inside with
> dry nitrogen gas before sealing it up.
> 
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