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Subject: Re: Resistive Damping
From: John Popelish jpopelish@........
Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2006 19:21:31 -0400
Benji Johnson wrote:
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> The coil that I am using is wound with #34 wire, and has a resistance of 2,330 ohms.
> 1) Is there a technique to cutting through the insulation to get to the wires?
I use a butane lighter to burn the insulation off, followed by a light
abrasion by pulling the end from a folded fine sandpaper (600 grit
silicon carbide). Then it can easily be tinned.
> 2) Once down to the wire, what is the best way to go about connecting the resistors to the leads?
I would solder to a pair of flexible lead wires that are anchored to
the coil with tape.
> 3) I know that the resistors need to be wired in parallel,
> but what is the best way to connect the resistors to each other?
> Twist together, solder, or use a solderless breadboard mounted
between the leads?
You might start with a variable resistor soldered to the lead wires.
That makes adjustment very easy. Once you have found the desired
response, select a standard resistor with about that value, to replace
the adjustable. You can connect that final resistor to the terminals
on the jack that the lead wires terminate on.
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