[Boatanchors] Fuses as coil forms?

[Jim Degenhart]

The ends of the 3AG fuses are glued on and separate easily with heat. 
the element ends are soldered to the inside of the caps. Not sure what 
the glass is made of but I would give it a try.

Jim

KF9XK


On 12/2/2017 1:23 PM, Jack Antonio wrote:
> I don't think I've ever seen this before,
> or maybe I have seen it and it didn't
> register.
>
> Would a blown 3AG style glass fuse be
> a good candidate for a coil form?
>
> Soldering to the ends would take
> a light touch, and maybe the ends
> of the blown element might cause
> some instability, but are there
> some other reasons this wouldn't
> work?
>
> I'm going to be digging out the
> grid dipper later this weekend
> for another project, I'll try one
> and see what happens.
>
> Jack Antonio
> WA7DIA
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