Thanks everyone,
I have a better understanding of plastic after reading your responses and doing some research.
I think that what I am going to do is (tell me if I am all wet):
1) Send out RFQs with generic material specs to get the potential short term cost benefit.
2) Qualify a small number...
I am overwhelmed by the number of resins and alphabet soup of plastic materials. How do you guys keep it straight?
I am designing a solenoid that has some plastic and rubber parts. I have talked to the GE plastics guys and they told me that I need PBT for one part and Polyurethane for another...
Thanks CarlPugh,
Let me make sure I understand.
1)Measure the voltage across the original coil, V0, at 60 Hz.
2)Add the extra loops around the coil and measure the new voltage, Vn.
The number of coils should be: coils_new/coils_old = Vn/V0
Spec sheets for crimp contacts for electrical connectors usually say that the contacts are some type of plated steel. Does anyone know what a typical steel alloy would be used for crimped contacts?
Thanks
Thanks EdStainless.
I was hoping that there was a little simpler solution. If I measure the inductance of the coil, how close do you think I could come to the actual number of turns?
I would buy the coil from the original company if I could figure out who it is. There are no markings on the...
I have an over molded coil that I have been using to finalize a prototype. I scavenged the coil from a solenoid and now I have to determine the coil characteristics so I can spec out the production coils.
I can get a rough idea of the wire size and number of turns based on the dimensions of...
