Re: Wood mounts

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Original poster: "tesla by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <tesla-at-paradise-dot-net.nz>

A thought

Use a rigid foamed PVC known as "plaswood" sold here in NZ by most plastic
suppliers and used extensively in the advertising sign industry
Strong
Waterproof
Good RF properties (low loss)
Light weight
Very machinable and glueable (PVC spouting cement or araldite)
Pretty cheap

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Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2001 8:38 AM
Subject: Wood mounts


> Original poster: "Kent Vander Velden by way of Terry Fritz
<twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <graphix-at-iastate.edu>
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>   A lot of the pictures that I have seen of Tesla coils have
> connectors, wires, bolts, etc. mounted on wood.  Am I the only
> person that has had trouble with a carbon track forming inside
> the wood sorting things out?  Do most people use a protective
> sleeve of some kind?
>
>   Thanks.
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> Kent Vander Velden
> kent-at-iastate.edu
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