[R-390] Lubricating RF slugs [WAS: Need R-390A Iron Core Slug]

[Gord Hayward]

> If you let the drippings from the Kielbasa cool they form a waxy 
> lubricant that can be used to lubricate most anything.  I would think 
> putting a tiny bit of that on the core and slipping it back into the 
> coil form would prevent future binding problems.  I would spin it 
> around a bit to distribute it evenly. 


I use my version of Marconi Wax - wax extracted from old paper 
capacitors with hot toluene and re-crystallized.
The wax molecules are still shaking from the years of RF exposure and 
give much better Q.
It lubricates the waves coming out of antennae too and thus gives better 
DX.

Cheers es 73 de Gord, VE3EOS  ;-)

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Gordon L. Hayward, Ph.D., P.Eng.,
Associate Professor, Biological Engineering,
School of Engineering, University of Guelph,
Guelph, Ontario, N1G 2W1.