Re: Pliaduct - New toroid material

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Original poster: Steve Ward <steve.ward@xxxxxxxxx>

I wonder what radius the stuff can be bent into?  Might be worth
looking into indeed...  Thanks for the heads up.

Steve

On 11/22/05, Tesla list <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Original poster: "Lau, Gary" <Gary.Lau@xxxxxx>
>
> I saw a portable air conditioner for lab environmental testing at work
> today, and the 6" air ducts in and out of it were made of a
> "ribbon-lock" PVC that I hadn't seen previously.  It was made such that
> unlike corrugated aluminum ducts, it absolutely won't dent from minor
> accidents, unless you deliberately jumped on it.  The maker of the A/C
> unit, Topaz, said I had to buy it from them, so I started Googling.  I
> found something very similar (maybe the same?) called Pliaduct.  You can
> see it at http://www.ducting.com/Pliaduct.html.  It is available in
> diameters from 2"-12", standard lengths 25' for 2"-6", and 10' for
> 8"-12".  The price for a 6"x25' length is $22.80.  The really neat thing
> is that the two ends will seamlessly mate with no tape or adapters
> needed, and you can series-connect multiple lengths!
>
> Obviously one must cover a PVC toroid with aluminum tape to make it
> conductive, but the surface is flatter with less pronounced ridges than
> AL duct, so it will look nicer and probably be less prone to corona.  As
> I don't actually need another toroid I didn't research the cost of
> shipping such a thing to me - most of the vendors I saw seemed to be on
> the West Coast - but I'll leave that to someone who needs one.  Any
> follow-up from anyone trying this would be much appreciated!
>
> Regards,
> Gary Lau
> MA, USA
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