[ARC5] Ceramic insulator beads

[jcoward5452 at aol.com]

Try a nickel plated thumb tack.Break out the pin and drill the 
whole.YMMV.
Jay


-----Original Message-----
From: sbjohnston at aol.com
To: arc5 at mailman.qth.net
Sent: Wed, 9 Jul 2008 6:24 am
Subject: Re: [ARC5] Ceramic insulator beads


Maybe you could find a source for small disks (like your washers, but 
without the hole) and drill your own hole to fit the wire. 
 
Steve WD8DAS 
 
sbjohnston at aol.com 
http://www.wd8das.net/ 
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-----Original Message----- 
From: David Stinson <arc5 at ix.netcom.com> 
To: arc5 at mailman.qth.net 
Sent: Wed, 9 Jul 2008 8:07 am 
Subject: Re: [ARC5] Ceramic insulator beads 
 
 
 
 
 
I have a couple of original bead assemblies. The ends have a "washer" 
soldered on them 
 
to hold the beads, but it's like a small "fender" washer; about 1/4 
inch or 
3/8ths with a tiny 
 
hole in the center, just big enough for the wire. Never seen a fender 
washer that small. 
 
I've tried using a regular washer and backfilling with solder, and also 
stacking washers. 
 
The results look like crap. 
 
Anyone have any idea where one would find such a weird animal? 
 
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