[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
While winding the cores on my KPA100, I pulled too hard on the wire
and broke one in the low pass filters. I ordered a replacement from
Elecraft. I continued assembly as far as I could. After staring
sadly at the three core pieces, I thought of super-gluing the core
I'd NOT use super-glue, sheesh!! It amazes me how people think this
stuff is a cure-all. It gets brittle, outgasses, and I'd not let it
anywhere near any beautiful Elecraft product! I'd use J-B Weld, which
is a very strong epoxy glue and should make the core good as new. 2nd
choice is just
Super Glue should be fine. Some epoxies however, have fillers in them and
might NOT be passive to the RF specs of the core.
I saw this happen while working in the EMC field. We were testing a
transformer for a customer that had to attenuate RF passage thru its core
and windings. It was a
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