Problem with consistency

[John_H]

I tried a strobe light to intermittently check my coils during winding. For me it turned out to be more of a distraction than a benefit.

It looked cool though.

[Joe Gwinn]

I just figured out the strobe joke: it's not a joke - that's to "freeze" the assembly so you can see it in situ while you wind, right? Like freezing motion with a camera flash?

Exactly.

Is that a common thing to build into a winder? If you're making enough to worry about QC during the wind, wouldn't it be more efficient to just throw each dud in a bin for rebuilding? Still not sure whether I get it...

No, it's not common. The main use is for figuring out why things are not working as expected. This is why I built a stroboscope. Although I figured many things out by running slow enough that I could follow what was happening, some things never happen at slow speed.

Once you've worked the kinks out, the stroboscope goes back into the cabinet