KAT2 assembly

[Hans Bonnesen]

On the KAT2 a number of  toroid cores are prepared and installed.
L1 and L2 are to be prepared with an extremely exact length of solid hookup wire.
The assembly instruction mentions that toroid cores "remain somewhat loose" within the winding.
That is to put it mildly. They act like a baby's rattle. Do they really have to be like that, or may you shorten the
length of the hook-up wire without operating deficiencies.?

Hans , OZ5RB


 
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[Don Wilhelm-4]

Hans,

Yes, you may shorten the wire, it is the number of turns that count, not
the wire length.
However, it is usually easier to just spread the turns out until it
tightens up a bit.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 3/10/2013 5:27 PM, Hans Elfelt Bonnesen wrote:
> On the KAT2 a number of  toroid cores are prepared and installed.
> L1 and L2 are to be prepared with an extremely exact length of solid hookup wire.
> The assembly instruction mentions that toroid cores "remain somewhat loose" within the winding.
> That is to put it mildly. They act like a baby's rattle. Do they really have to be like that, or may you shorten the
> length of the hook-up wire without operating deficiencies.?
>
> Hans , OZ5RB
>

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