[Elecraft] Has anyone epoxied their toroids after they were wound?

2007-05-18 Thread J F
Hi Brian, Never have epoxied toroids, I can see one major disadvantage using this method... You'd never be able to rewind the same core. Epoxy is a real bear to remove. I've used hot glue to keep toroids in place, a little easier to remove if needed. Think you're better off with nail polish or

Re: [Elecraft] Has anyone epoxied their toroids after they were wound?

2007-05-18 Thread Vic K2VCO
J F wrote: Never have epoxied toroids, I can see one major disadvantage using this method... You'd never be able to rewind the same core. Epoxy is a real bear to remove. I've used hot glue to keep toroids in place, a little easier to remove if needed. Think you're better off with nail polish

Re: [Elecraft] Has anyone epoxied their toroids after they were wound?

2007-05-18 Thread John, KI6WX
Applying any material (Q-dope, epoxy, hot glue) to the wound toroid is not a good idea. It increases the interwinding capacitance and can effect the performance of the various toroidal transformers. This is especially true in the transmitter section where the toroids are tuned with a fixed