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Old 11th Feb 2019, 6:25 pm   #11
kalee20
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Default Re: PTFE tape for transformer insulation

A former colleague of mine said he heard of a case where an engineer used to smoke his pipe in the workplace and annoy his co-workers. They thought they'd play a trick on him, and bury some bits of PTFE insulation in the tobacco in his pipe when he wasn't looking.

He died.

It's great stuff, it has made the world a better place, I love it, and continue to use PTFE-insulated wire; PTFE-bushed stand-off solder terminals; PTFE coil formers; but just beware of its limitations and drawbacks.
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