Re: Winding technique

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Original poster: "claudio masetto" <claudmas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

It doesn't effect the insulation at all. I've had no insulation problems.

Claude.
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Subject: Re: Winding technique


> Original poster: Rob Maas <robm@xxxxxxxxx>
>
> At 1/2/2005 05:11 AM, you wrote:
> > Original poster: "claudio masetto" <claudmas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >
> > The clamp is clamping the winding wire and therefore tension can 
> > maintained while winding resulting in a nice tight coil. This can be a 
> > simple peg arrangement with a couple of pieces of felt or it can be made 
> > adjustable so that tension can be adjusted to suit the gauge of wire. It 
> > is mounted on an arm which is in turn mounted on a lead screw which 
> > guides the wire along the length of the coil.
> > Another thing I have noticed is that a lot of coilers who wind their 
> > coils place the spool with the winding wire horizontal to the secondary 
> > they are winding supported with some sort of bar. This is not necessary. 
> > The spool can be sat upright and the wire will just unwind beautifully. 
> > No problems with an overunning spool.
> >
> > Claude.
>
> But each unwound turn from the spool will add a 360 degr. twist
> to the wire, which is not good for the isolation.
>
> Rob