Brian wrote: I understand and I was not asking about attaching the toroids to the board. That would make it virtually impossible to replace a toroid without destroying the board, definitely a "bad thing".
What I was asking about was using epoxy to secure the windings on the core(s) when the toroid is complete but before attaching the toroid to the board. -------------------------------- Understood! That's why I didn't chime in at first. I only intervened when the thread started drifting to include attaching toroids to the PCB - an often repeated thread on this reflector! In all the years I've been winding the toroids (including many Elecraft products) I've yet to see a winding move. However, in some Elecraft kits they sometimes recommend "adjusting" the turn spacing on the core to optimize the circuit after the rig is assembled. I can't really speak to whether using epoxy would change any electrical characteristics enough to warrant concern. IIRC Wayne has weighed in saying not to do it in the past, but I don't have that message handy. Ron AC7AC _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
