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dave
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I guess nichrome wire wound around a ceramic core, then coated with
(maybe?) epoxy. my biggest question: I assumed the resistance wire was
originally UNcoated, bare wire, wrapped with each turn touching the next.
BUT
if it IS bare wire, then the makers either must keep each turn from
touching the next turn over (with a very small clearance), *OR* the wire
is coated -prior- to the winding process. otherwise, the 'resistance per
turn' wouldn't be controllable - right? I mean like if one turn, near
the middle of a wirewound resistor, was 'shorted' to the next winding
mid-turn...
like in these things:
http://machines.scienceontheweb.net/shocker/photos/photo23.html
wirewound03.jpg
thanks for info, guys
bubba here is kind of contemplating making a rheostat...this recipe
calls for a 6 ohm, 11.1 amp type (see bottom right of page 2)
http://www.countryplans.com/vintage_farm//metalshop/AutoArcWelder.pdf
AutoArcWelder.pdf (application/pdf Object)
of course, i have this ol' powerstat, but it's a 5 amp model
http://machines.scienceontheweb.net/shocker/photos/photo16.html
powerstat07.jpg
(maybe?) epoxy. my biggest question: I assumed the resistance wire was
originally UNcoated, bare wire, wrapped with each turn touching the next.
BUT
if it IS bare wire, then the makers either must keep each turn from
touching the next turn over (with a very small clearance), *OR* the wire
is coated -prior- to the winding process. otherwise, the 'resistance per
turn' wouldn't be controllable - right? I mean like if one turn, near
the middle of a wirewound resistor, was 'shorted' to the next winding
mid-turn...
like in these things:
http://machines.scienceontheweb.net/shocker/photos/photo23.html
wirewound03.jpg
thanks for info, guys
bubba here is kind of contemplating making a rheostat...this recipe
calls for a 6 ohm, 11.1 amp type (see bottom right of page 2)
http://www.countryplans.com/vintage_farm//metalshop/AutoArcWelder.pdf
AutoArcWelder.pdf (application/pdf Object)
of course, i have this ol' powerstat, but it's a 5 amp model
http://machines.scienceontheweb.net/shocker/photos/photo16.html
powerstat07.jpg