Well I read the instruction from cover to cover, and had a few
minutes to try my first (ever) toroid. The instructions are very
specific, about which way to wind them. I only got it wrong once. I
didn't se the slight variation needed when changing from the 2-7 turn
types to the others which take up the major circumference. To get the
leads to come off at the correct place, the wires need to be wrapped the
opposite direction around the cores. The Instructions also say "DO NOT
DROP THEM".
I got them all wound very quickly and am very pleased with the ease
at which they go together. These little shiney 'bugs' were laying there
on the bench with their two little legs sticking up and I reached for
the instruction manual to do the transformer core. You know one of those
little critters jumped up and grabbed my shirtsleeve and hung on until I
moved back far enough to get him out over the concrete floor, where he
let go...sure glad I have some extra T50-2 cores in the junk box. The
windings slide right off the broken core. Now if I could just figure a
way to slide them right back on the new one...
On to the next stage..
7 3,
Rod Johnson KA7YOU CN97AK near Issaquah, Wa. 160M thru 1296 MHz
NWQRP#120 ARCI#7251
QRP-L#844
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