[Elecraft] Winding of coils and toriods

[Tom Hammond NØSS]

Charlie:

Bite the bullet and do it right...

73, Tom Hammond   N0SS

PS

ALWAYS count the # of times the wire passes THRU the core BEFORE you do any 
cutting.

You can always cut 'em shorter, but you can't cut 'em longer!

>I have wound a couple of small diameter core torids and did not create
>enough loops through the core. For example, I wound a toroid and used 14
>turns throught the coil. I meant to do 16 turns. I cleaned the red wire
>with the iron after the 14 turns. May I steal a couple of turns from the
>bare wire, or do I need to start over. Thanks for your help.