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Wire tension, s'mores
 9/10/2002 2:32 PM |
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Dr Strangelove | Wire tension, s'mores ArmatureCoil inc. makes industrial coil winders and suggests a winding tension that is 50-80% of the wire maximum. See <http://www.armaturecoil.com/winders/PDFBin/tensionwirechart.pdf> These are the figures we are interested in: #42 - .049 lb. - 22 grams ~3/4 oz. #43 - .038 lb. - 17 grams ~2/3 oz #44 - .023 lb. - 10 grams ~1/3 oz. Azonics makes an industrial-grade mechanical tensioner priced at $217, something unusual when the swiss Meteor 484 (apparently an industry standard) goes for $400 used and $600 new. If this kind of tension control is what you want, talk to Claire at Azonics. She seems a very nice sort. <http://www.azonicproducts.com/30-40.htm> To keep spooled wire from falling into piles or tangling as you pay it out, the $4 "Wisker Disk" is available. Check out the picture. It's a cardboard disk with bristles around the edge. You could easily make your own. <http://www.azonicproducts.com/wisker.html> -drh -- |
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