[Boatanchors] WE resistors

[Michael Tauson]

On Mon, Feb 8, 2010 at 8:50 AM, Robert Nickels <ranickel at comcast.net> wrote:
> Michael, just wait till he starts telling you about the aural nuances
> that distinguish the mylar "Musician" capacitor from the beeswax and
> paper "Audio" series capacitor:

When I used to roll them, I used Kraft paper which was often dry but
sometimes soaked in mineral oil.  A few times I tried a paraffin soak
but missed the "gold" by never using beeswax.  (The paraffin was also
useful for an outer protective coating.)  Obviously I need to correct
the error of my ways.  On the other hand, perhaps I can make up for my
sins by using olive (or soy) oil to soak a good linen bond paper for
the dielectric - all natural, y'see.  Swapping out the more mundane
aluminum foil for copper foil (oxygen free, de-stressed and
cryogenically treated to make it absolutely perfect) is also a missed
opportunity I shall try to correct.

Resistance welding all the connections in a nitrogen ot helium
atmosphere is an obvious solution to avoid any possible contamination
caused by solder intervening between the parts in a connection.
Silver plated 1/16, 3/32 or 1/8" copper tubing will be used in the
signal path to take advantage of skin effect without the fidelity
destroying reactance brought on by stranded wiring.  On the other
hand, non-signal path wiring & components (which gets us back to the
WE 18 & 19 resistors) can be used to filter out the remaining unwanted
distorting elements thus improving the signal purity.  (I still need
to check on WE 145, 221 and other resistors.)

Okay, the shovel is beginning to strain under the load.  Anyone have a
larger one ... like maybe a steam shovel?

> Click either link to see pricing. Yes, that's "each", not a for a
> bagful.  Spotted these in the latest AES flyer.  PT Barnum was an optimist!

Good grief!  One two channel amp would cost enough to feed a small
country at that rate.  Okay, I need to light up a new blog or website
on "proper" DIY amps and components.  Finally!  My fiction writing
experience pays off!  :-D

Best regards,

Michael, WH7HG
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