Dear Peter, LF Group,
At 11:11 14/03/2003 +0000, you wrote:
Laurence remarked that he was aware of the problem in commercial LF set-ups
and that this had been cured by arranging loading coils to be surrounded by
an atmosphere of dry air. The Decca loading coil buildings had extensive
electrical heating as I recall.
My loading coil lives outside in a shelter made of plastic sheet over a
timber frame. To get rid of condensation, I have an old fan-heater in the
bottom of the housing. The 2 heating elements are wired in series so it
consumes roughly 500W instead of 2kW. This is so it runs much cooler than
normal, just a warm draught, to avoid melting the plastic.
Cheers, Jim Moritz
73 de M0BMU
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