Return-Path: Received: (qmail 82301 invoked from network); 23 Dec 2003 21:49:10 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO ptb-mxscan02.plus.net) (212.159.14.236) by ptb-mailstore02.plus.net with SMTP; 23 Dec 2003 21:49:10 -0000 Received: (qmail 1707 invoked from network); 23 Dec 2003 21:49:10 -0000 X-Filtered-by: Plusnet (hmail v1.01) X-Spam-detection-level: 11 Received: from ptb-mxcore02.plus.net (212.159.14.216) by ptb-mxscan02.plus.net with SMTP; 23 Dec 2003 21:49:08 -0000 Received: from post.thorcom.com ([193.82.116.20]) by ptb-mxcore02.plus.net with esmtp (Exim) id 1AYuOq-000098-0v for dave@picks.force9.co.uk; Tue, 23 Dec 2003 21:49:08 +0000 X-Fake-Domain: majordom Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1AYuOQ-00039Q-By for rs_out@blacksheep.org; Tue, 23 Dec 2003 21:48:42 +0000 Received: from [194.73.73.93] (helo=rhenium.btinternet.com) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1AYuOP-00039H-PO for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Tue, 23 Dec 2003 21:48:41 +0000 Received: from [213.122.54.105] (helo=Main) by rhenium.btinternet.com with smtp (Exim 3.22 #25) id 1AYuOP-0006ng-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Tue, 23 Dec 2003 21:48:41 +0000 X-Bad-Message-ID: no DNS (Main) Message-ID: <000801c3c99e$b0e4b460$6507a8c0@Main> From: "Alan Melia" To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org References: Date: Tue, 23 Dec 2003 21:49:47 -0000 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4522.1200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Subject: Re: LF: Re: insulators Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.60 (1.212-2003-09-23-exp) on post.thorcom.com X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.0 required=5.0 tests=none autolearn=no version=2.60 X-SA-Exim-Scanned: Yes Sender: Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group X-SA-Exim-Rcpt-To: rs_out@blacksheep.org X-SA-Exim-Scanned: No; SAEximRunCond expanded to false X-PN-SPAMFiltered: yes X-Spam-Rating: 2 Hi Eric Mica probably ok in compression but I would have worries about it taking the strain of the wire. Also might not rain get into it and crack it in the frost?? It sounds too good to waste. Cheers de Alan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eric KD5UWL" To: Sent: 23 December 2003 21:12 Subject: Re: LF: Re: insulators > Hi, > > On Tue, 23 Dec 2003, Eric KD5UWL wrote: > > > I found some mica sheets today, about 10cm square and 7mm thick... > > ...then again, these may be too brittle and prone to cleave -- I don't > know. I'll certainly check it out and post a message if it works well for > me -- or is an utter disaster. > > Eric > >