Coil Assembly - Pacific Antenna PAC-12 Manual

Contents:
1 PVC coil form
2 aluminum coil end caps
4 #8 screws and washers
3 crimp or solder lugs
1 roll of #18 tinned copper wire
1 clip lead
1" heat shrink tubing

Coil Assembly:

the threads cut into the coil form. Maintain tension on the wire as
you wind. If you need to take a break, secure the wire temporarily
with tape or other method so that the wire will not become loose.
Continue winding to the other end of the tube until you have reached
the end of the threaded area of the form. It is important to wind all
the way to the end of the threaded area as this ensures sufficient number of turns on the
coil.
Should the wire be loose on the coil winding, you can use your hand to work it in a twisting
motion to remove the slack and pull the excess at the end of the coil.
To assemble the coil kit, start by
feeding the bare #18 wire
through the holes at the end of
the lengthwise slot along the coil
form. Pass the wire into the hole
through the tube and out the
other side. One of the ring
terminals should be installed on
the end of the wire by crimping
and/or soldering the terminal to
the wire end.
Next, install the end caps into the PVC tube and secure with 2 screws
and washers on the same side of the coil as the lengthwise slot.
A #8 screw with washer can then be inserted through the terminal
end and attached to the other hole in the aluminum end cap through
the coil form side.
Once the end of the wire is secured,
begin winding the wire around the tube
by laying it into the grooves formed by
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