Re: insulator sound.

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In Reply to: insulator sound. posted by Arbelos on March 6, 2003 at 09:58:15:

Hi,
I absolutely agree with your statement that plastic insulators can be a problem (even teflon). However if you wish to use really thin
foil as I do(.5 mil is far too thick in my opinion) there is little alternative for strength reasons. Fortunately IME there is also an easy cure for most of the sonic sins of teflon insulation. Simply rub anti static foam on the exterior of the cable. I use Electrolube antistatic foam which is effective an will last a long time as long as
it is not rubbed off. The sonic effect is as you describe for the cotton- bettr frequency extension at both extremes and a considerable improvement in dynamics at both the loud and soft ends of the scale.
BTW this stuff also works superbly on the plastic sleeves of electrolytic and plastic film caps...
Rob.

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Topic - Has anyone built ICs using 99.999 dead soft silver ribbon wire??? - Julien43 06:36:12 03/05/03 (6)

Thanks much Folks!! (nt) - Julien43 03:02:52 03/07/03 (0)

insulator sound. - Arbelos 09:58:15 03/06/03 (3)

Re: insulator sound. - Rob F 11:58:32 03/06/03 (2)

Re: insulator sound. - Arbelos 12:07:11 03/06/03 (1)

Re: insulator sound. - Rob F 12:54:51 03/06/03 (0)

Re: Has anyone built ICs using 99.999 dead soft silver ribbon wire??? - Rob F 14:07:11 03/05/03 (0)

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Re: insulator sound. - Arbelos 12:07:11 03/06/03 (1)

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