Lawrie Alexander wrote:
>A few years ago, I e-mailed another list to inquire if anyone knew why coils
>were so often mounted upside-down. Someone with an electrical engineering
>background replied that coils were oil-filled in order to provide cooling
>and that the upside-down orientation was intended to ensure that there was
>always oil around the contact end of the coil which, he said, was where most
>of the internal heat was generated. Made sense to me (and I've only once
>encountered a coil that leaked).
Wrongo, oh great one, I thought everyone knew the coil mounts in a downward
postition so the electricty will flow out better ...
I'm ashamed of you Lawrie.
Larry Hoy
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