Running out of wire when winding

[copperheadroads]

I bottle necked the electrons buy sub dating the electrons between 2 pieces of a special tape . after 6 years it's still holding . with zero Radiation or any increase molecular activity .

[rjb]

I bottle necked the electrons buy sub dating the electrons between 2 pieces of a special tape . after 6 years it's still holding . with zero Radiation or any increase molecular activity .

I have no idea what that means, but I like it.

[John_H]

I make a pickup that I start out winding with 42 gauge & splice a smaller gauge on & keep winding .

I do this on a couple of designs.

There's nothing wrong with a proper splice. If I have a spool of wire that's almost empty, I'll set it aside, and use it for my own stuff, or a tapped coil.

[Jim Darr]

I bottle necked the electrons buy sub dating the electrons between 2 pieces of a special tape . after 6 years it's still holding . with zero Radiation or any increase molecular activity .

Ah...the "special tape" and using "2 pieces"...I never thought of that!!! It must be NOS tape from the mid-fifties, right?

[copperheadroads]

Ah...the "special tape"!!! It must be NOS tape from the mid-fifties, right?

It's a rare blend of Scotch .

[big_teee]

Rare aged Scotch tape, has that nice amber patina look!

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[David King]

I like to use two thicknesses of scotch tape for each splice.

[David Schwab]

I splice. I use a small length (.25") of tined hookup wire... same wire I use to connect the start and finish of the coils. I wrap about 10 turns of each end of the wire, and then solder it. I then use my meter to check from that splice to the start wire. If it reads good, I cut off the excess tinned wire, then tape up the splice with thin masking tape, lay it on the coil, and continue winding.

I've done this a number of times with no ill effects.

But... I only spice if I wasn't expecting a break or end of roll. If I see the roll is near the end, I use a new roll.

[epizootics]

...and keep the old one for the next Filtertron!

[Alberto]

I splice. I use a small length (.25") of tined hookup wire... same wire I use to connect the start and finish of the coils. I wrap about 10 turns of each end of the wire, and then solder it. I then use my meter to check from that splice to the start wire. If it reads good, I cut off the excess tinned wire, then tape up the splice with thin masking tape, lay it on the coil, and continue winding.

I've done this a number of times with no ill effects.

But... I only spice if I wasn't expecting a break or end of roll. If I see the roll is near the end, I use a new roll.

Same here