Pole piece before application of copper foil. The red oak
quarter rounds have become highly polished due to the repeatedly
applications of coatings in two failed attempts to insulate pole face from
the copper foil. Final solution was to abandon attempts to insulate pole
faces with coatings and use a tape.
Detail of copper foil applied on top of Kapton tape. Note the granularity
of the copper foil.
Detail of bolt assembly to attach pole piece to crossbar.
Longer view showing copper foil on pole face.
Detail of pole end, with copper foil termination. This pole has received
many coats of Krylon gloss fixative over the copper foil/Kapton to insulate
and protect the copper from oxidation.
Termination of copper foil to rectangular brass tubing, which is silicone
seal glued to a stryene block, which is in turn glued to the steel of the
pole piece.
Ribbons - Table of Contents.
Dipole Baffle Study - Table of Contents.
