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Re: toroid question/TC status report
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To: tesla@pupman.com
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Subject: Re: toroid question/TC status report
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From: "Ed Phillips" <evp@pacbell.net> (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla@uswest.net>)
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Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2000 19:44:00 -0700
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Approved: twftesla@uswest.net
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Delivered-To: fixup-tesla@pupman.com@fixme
Tesla List wrote:
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> Original Poster: pmathus@learningco.com
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> Folks,
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> I am using the "2 pie plate hub/heating duct torus" toroid
> construction method. However, I am unable to find suitable aluminum
> pie plates for the toroid hub. The aluminum ones I have tried are
> very flimsy.
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> I have found some beefy steel pie plates though. Is steel appropriate
> (conductive enough?) for this application?
Sure steel plates are OK. I use two pieces of fiberboard here, wrapped
with the same aluminum tape I wrap the heating ducts. Works fine.
Ed