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Why Solder the Ends of Stranded Antenna Wire ?
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Why Solder the Ends of Stranded Antenna Wire ?
"BDK" wrote in message
... Never heard of such a thing. I use insulators at each end, and in the old days I used a neon bulb or a 12V tail light bulb as a bleed off. I went to gas discharge tube arrestors a long time ago. The 12V bulb made a really nice light show on winter days when the wind was really going. What kind of buld exactly is a "12V tail light bulb"? -- Brian Gregory. (In the UK) To email me remove the letter vee. |
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On 13/06/2010 10:26 PM, Brian Gregory [UK] wrote:
wrote in message ... Never heard of such a thing. I use insulators at each end, and in the old days I used a neon bulb or a 12V tail light bulb as a bleed off. I went to gas discharge tube arrestors a long time ago. The 12V bulb made a really nice light show on winter days when the wind was really going. What kind of buld exactly is a "12V tail light bulb"? An automotive 12 volt, 5 watt bulb (globe) with (usually) a bayonet fitting. You can get bulbs that have dual filaments, one filament for tail lights, the other for brake or indicator lights. The brake/indicator light filament has a higher wattage rating (21 - 25 Watts) so the bayonet typically has staggered locating pins. This prevents the higher wattage rating being used as the tail light filament. http://www.eziautoparts.com.au/light...or-globes.html New technology is seeing the incandescent bulbs being superseded by LED arrays. Krypsis |
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"Krypsis" wrote in message
u... On 13/06/2010 10:26 PM, Brian Gregory [UK] wrote: wrote in message ... Never heard of such a thing. I use insulators at each end, and in the old days I used a neon bulb or a 12V tail light bulb as a bleed off. I went to gas discharge tube arrestors a long time ago. The 12V bulb made a really nice light show on winter days when the wind was really going. What kind of buld exactly is a "12V tail light bulb"? An automotive 12 volt, 5 watt bulb (globe) with (usually) a bayonet fitting. You can get bulbs that have dual filaments, one filament for tail lights, the other for brake or indicator lights. The brake/indicator light filament has a higher wattage rating (21 - 25 Watts) so the bayonet typically has staggered locating pins. This prevents the higher wattage rating being used as the tail light filament. http://www.eziautoparts.com.au/light...or-globes.html New technology is seeing the incandescent bulbs being superseded by LED arrays. Krypsis But that would most definitely not light from the static electricity induced in an antenna wire on a stormy night and would shunt away much of the wanted signal anyway. So I think BDK must mean something else. Either that or he's making it up as he goes. -- Brian Gregory. (In the UK) To email me remove the letter vee. |
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On Jun 13, 12:16*pm, "Brian Gregory [UK]" wrote:
"Krypsis" wrote in message u... On 13/06/2010 10:26 PM, Brian Gregory [UK] wrote: *wrote in message ... Never heard of such a thing. I use insulators at each end, and in the old days I used a neon bulb or a 12V tail light bulb as a bleed off. I went to gas discharge tube arrestors a long time ago. The 12V bulb made a really nice light show on winter days when the wind was really going. What kind of buld exactly is a "12V tail light bulb"? An automotive 12 volt, 5 watt bulb (globe) with (usually) a bayonet fitting. You can get bulbs that have dual filaments, one filament for tail lights, the other for brake or indicator lights. The brake/indicator light filament has a higher wattage rating (21 - 25 Watts) so the bayonet typically has staggered locating pins. This prevents the higher wattage rating being used as the tail light filament. http://www.eziautoparts.com.au/light...l-and-indicato... New technology is seeing the incandescent bulbs being superseded by LED arrays. Krypsis But that would most definitely not light from the static electricity induced in an antenna wire on a stormy night and would shunt away much of the wanted signal anyway. So I think BDK must mean something else. Either that or he's making it up as he goes. Isn't that what most of us do with antennas? ;-) |
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Why Solder the Ends of Stranded Antenna Wire ?
Article I read in a motorbike magazine back in the 1970s.Somebody said
in that article to not solder the wires.He said that makes them brittle and vibration can make them fail.I believe in soldering them, meself. cuhulin |
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Why Solder the Ends of Stranded Antenna Wire ?
On Jun 13, 12:31*pm, bpnjensen wrote:
On Jun 13, 12:16*pm, "Brian Gregory [UK]" wrote: "Krypsis" wrote in message . au... On 13/06/2010 10:26 PM, Brian Gregory [UK] wrote: *wrote in message ... Never heard of such a thing. I use insulators at each end, and in the old days I used a neon bulb or a 12V tail light bulb as a bleed off.. I went to gas discharge tube arrestors a long time ago. The 12V bulb made a really nice light show on winter days when the wind was really going. What kind of buld exactly is a "12V tail light bulb"? An automotive 12 volt, 5 watt bulb (globe) with (usually) a bayonet fitting. You can get bulbs that have dual filaments, one filament for tail lights, the other for brake or indicator lights. The brake/indicator light filament has a higher wattage rating (21 - 25 Watts) so the bayonet typically has staggered locating pins. This prevents the higher wattage rating being used as the tail light filament. http://www.eziautoparts.com.au/light...l-and-indicato.... New technology is seeing the incandescent bulbs being superseded by LED arrays. Krypsis But that would most definitely not light from the static electricity induced in an antenna wire on a stormy night and would shunt away much of the wanted signal anyway. So I think BDK must mean something else. - - Either that or he's making it up as he goes. - Isn't that what most of us do with antennas? ;-) Some Antenna Yarns are measured by the Foot others by the Yard and still others by the Metre. |
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