[TCML] Baffle tally (was Secondary Troubles)

["Lau, Gary" <Gary.Lau@xxxxxx>]

Realize also that the vast majority of coilers use NO baffles whatsoever, and have never seen an internal flashover (under?).  I believe the dire predictions for not following one persons coiling edicts are significantly overstated.

I say this with no hard data before me beyond my own experiences and the general sentiment expressed on this List, but I have to wonder for those that have experienced internal secondary flashover - did the wire enter the interior of the form, or was there some other identifiable cause for the flashover?

Let's take a tally and get some data.  I'll volunteer to tabulate and report the results.

For each coiler, please reply and report:

1) Number of secondary coils you have ever built and used WITH baffles, and how many of these had internal flashovers.

2) Number of secondary coils you have ever built and used WITHOUT baffles, and how many of these had internal flashovers.

3) For all flashovers, please indicate if there was any identifiable cause.

Regards, Gary Lau
MA, USA


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