[Elecraft] XG2 signal generator

[Joe Planisky]

Bah!  Winding toroids may be tedious, but it's by no means difficult.   
It's sort of like sewing on buttons.  If you've never done it before,  
the first 1 or 2 are sort of fun.  By the time you've done 10, it's  
not as much fun.  By the time you've done 20, you begin to understand  
why some people are willing to pay someone else to do it. :-)

One of the things that makes it a little frustrating especially with  
the smaller cores (like the T37) is that it can be hard to hold on to  
the thing while winding. I've found that attaching a small cable tie  
(ty-rap) tightly to the core provides a convenient handle.  You can  
even chuck it into a bench vise to leave both hands free to thread the  
wire.

73
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Joe KB8AP

On Jan 4, 2010, at 6:21 PM, James Sarte wrote:

> Dunno. lots of people seem to complain about winding toroids, so I  
> just
> assumed they'd be a PITA.  There's even a toroid winding service?!?!?