Return-Path: Received: (qmail 6257 invoked from network); 16 May 2002 11:29:58 -0000 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Received: from unknown (HELO murphys-inbound.services.quay.plus.net) (212.159.14.225) by excalibur-qfe1-smtp-plusnet.harl.plus.net with SMTP; 16 May 2002 11:29:58 -0000 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Received: (qmail 17301 invoked from network); 16 May 2002 11:29:43 -0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Received: from unknown (HELO post.thorcom.com) (193.82.116.70) by murphys.services.quay.plus.net with SMTP; 16 May 2002 11:29:43 -0000 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 3.33 #2) id 178JJ9-0007pZ-00 for rsgb_lf_group-outgoing@blacksheep.org; Thu, 16 May 2002 12:20:31 +0100 Received: from mail2.cc.kuleuven.ac.be ([134.58.10.50]) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 3.33 #2) id 178JJ8-0007p2-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Thu, 16 May 2002 12:20:30 +0100 Received: from LCBD15.fys.kuleuven.ac.be (LCBD15.fys.kuleuven.ac.be [134.58.80.15]) by mail2.cc.kuleuven.ac.be (8.12.1/8.12.1) with SMTP id g4GBJwV7019456 for ; Thu, 16 May 2002 13:19:58 +0200 Message-ID: <3.0.1.16.20020516121421.3bb72542@pb623250.kuleuven.be> X-Sender: pb623250@pb623250.kuleuven.be X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0.1 (16) Date: Thu, 16 May 2002 12:14:21 To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org From: "Rik Strobbe" Subject: Re: LF: RE: RE: litz wire In-reply-to: <5.1.0.14.0.20020516112715.00ab89f8@gemini.herts.ac.uk> References: <20020516085437.8C2133D0D@xmxpita.excite.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group Sender: >Melting and burning the aluminium foil is certainly a problem - the copper >foil seems to withstand any amount of heating with the blowtorch, and the >same piece can be used several times. I tried to remove the copper sheet from a PCB for other purposes. Sometimes it just goes fine, sometimes it breaks off in bits and pieces ... Wouldn't it be easier to take a piece of solid copper wire (2 or 3mm diameter). This kind of wire is sold at any do-it-yourself shop. Strip off the isolation and twist the copper wire as a kind of coil arround the litz. 73, Rik ON7YD