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Re: Hows the flat coil



Original poster: "Teri Mckenney by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <mck-at-ezy-dot-net>

Hey Terry,
Instead of coating all at once maybe some 5 min. epoxy here and there (3 or
4 lines across the dia. ) put down first would hold it together.Then finish
up with a final coat.
Billy
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
To: "Barton B. Anderson" <tesla123-at-pacbell-dot-net>
Cc: <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2002 11:24 PM
Subject: Re: Hows the flat coil


> Original poster: "Terry Fritz" <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>
>
> Hi Bart,
>
> I was replacing the hard drive in my old 24/7 computer tonight and it was
> "interesting".  But it is all fixed now after four hours...  Didn't have
> time to work on the flat coil tonight.  I have about a six inch coil wound
> so far.
>
> Let me go see if the wire is lifting with time...   Yes, there are a few
> wires that are sneaking up but they push right back into place.  Nothing
> terrible but it looks like we need something to stick them down
permanently.
>
> I noticed that the carpet tape adhesive is VERY susceptible to solvents.
> Almost any solvent will weaken or destroy it.  I think we need to "test"
> the adhesive first before applying it.  Hot glue or "maybe" water based
> polyurethane or paints would do it.  Artists use some gentle fixers for
> charcoal drawings.  We will just have to try things and see.
>
> I'll send this to the list too.  Maybe someone "really knows" what types
of
> fixers will not hurt the carpet tape adhesive but will fix the wires in
place.
>
> Maybe very thin coats of poly but you can't go pushing the wire back down
> if it goes bad.  Since the wires like to lift, fast drying would be a big
> plus...
>
> Cheers,
>
> Terry
>
> At 07:13 PM 2/19/2002 +0000, you wrote:
> >Hi Terry -
> >
> >How's the flat coil coming? I'm kind of curious, I used a clear lexan
> >sheet over the top of my windings. Still, I can see there are a few
> >wires that still want to try to lift off of the tape. I'm comtemplating
> >the best method to secure the windings and haven't really come up with
> >anything yet. I've considered running a bead of hot glue runners, but
> >not sure if I want to do this yet. Have you noticed the same and if so,
> >have you come up with anything?
> >
> >Bart
> >
>
>
>