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In the Forum: Melquiades Amplifier
In the Thread: Building Melquiades: Chronicle of full-range
Post Subject: Re: Melq BoxPosted by hagtech on: 6/24/2006
Wow, you sure do pack it in there!  I like the way you silicone the caps and other things into place.  Maybe you can do the same for the bleeder resistors and wiring bundles?  That is, once you are sure it is operational.  Wires can be like guitar strings.

The twist on the heater wires is a little tight.  You can actually take this too far.  A medium twist seems to have best cancellation of mag fields.  Like maybe 2 turns per inch.  Hard with such thick insulation. 

I've also heard that black insulation is the worst.  I have yet to prove this myself, but some reputable experimenters have come to the conclusion that there must be something in the black dye (carbon?) that screws it up.  Other colors ok, white is best.  I think it must be a dielectric thing as with capacitors.  Air is best, then teflon...

jh

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