Building Tips

[Junior]

Nice thread @n0ugh7_zw
Waiting to hear your tips - your coils are great

I will contribute one tip - although I am far from a coil expert

If you building a compressed 7 wrap coil for example, make 8 wraps, then unwind the first one.
That first one always tends to "misbehave" and never is close enough to the 2nd one.
I am talking about building by hand.

Saw this tip many moons ago and dont know why I never used it. Started doing this a few weeks ago and it's working great!

Here is a coil I did on the Cyclone using this method.

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This is the best tip ever! Cant wait to test it, thanx Silver!

 

[Junior]

When I make spaced coils i usually wrap both wires simultaneously. And then I untangle the two wires and I'm left with perfectly even spaced coils.

Did I explain that properly? Request pics if I'm not making sense

 

[M5000]

When I make spaced coils i usually wrap both wires simultaneously. And then I untangle the two wires and I'm left with perfectly even spaced coils.

Did I explain that properly? Request pics if I'm not making sense

Make a parallel coil and separate them by unthreading? Haven't done it that way but sounds like a plan!

 

[KZOR]

Make a parallel coil and separate them by unthreading

That's how I also do it. Works great.

 

[Junior]

That's how I also do it. Works great.

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Exactly like that yes
How's that coil jig working out for you? I got one a while back but i find wrapping by hand is just a little tighter. Maybe I dont have enough practice with it yet.

 

[KZOR]

How's that coil jig working out for you?

I use it a lot. You must just turn the screw out more so that the wires fit snug together behind the screw head. Works like a charm.

 

[Junior]

I use it a lot. You must just turn the screw out more so that the wires fit snug together behind the screw head. Works like a charm.

Thanx I will try that!