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Re: Empire 43 - heating element melted
« on: December 21, 2024, 05:45:04 pm »
From an answer to a question in the No 9 issue of TEC.  Wire is .034" wide, .005" thick.  It measures about 4.6 ohm/ft. A cold resistance (where 35 turns are used on a 1-7/16 x 3-1/4 mica sheet) is 34 ohms.