RE: Pliaduct - New toroid material

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Original poster: "Lau, Gary" <Gary.Lau@xxxxxx>

There's a spec sheet at http://www.ducting.com/files/Pliaduct.pdf.  For
the 6" duct, the minimum centerline bend radius is 12.5".  That would be
a 31" major diameter; slightly larger than ideal, but useful none the
less.

Regards, Gary Lau
MA, USA

> 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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