[R-390] R-390 slugs

[Paul H. Anderson]

On Sun, 5 May 2002, Jim Temple wrote:

> Well, I have been going over the Yahoo archives and it seems that there is
> no easy way to judge what slugs and coils match in the R-390.  There was
> considerable discussion about color codes, etc.  Everything you ever wanted
> to know about R-390 slugs is discussed in the April 1999 time frame, give or
> take a couple of months, in the Yahoo archives, except the final, definitive
> answer.  So it seems there is no real answer, beyong going back in time to
> question the manufacturers of these items. :-)
>
> Jim

It seems to me that a slug is a bunch of iron powder in a binder.  How
tough would it be to dissolve the binder, then weigh the powder to see how
much it takes, then make new ones?  Hmm... I've got a gunpowder scale...
maybe time to weigh the slugs themselves with binder to see if I can get
weight differences.

Paul