I got mine from Amazon: RacePro - 12x White Tough M6 Hex bolt/Washer / Hex Nut Combo - Nylon Plastic - 70mm Length : Amazon.co.uk: DIY & Tools
70mm long M6 nylon bolts with nylon washers and nylon nuts.
You could probably find something like that on Amazon that fits your size requirements. I had to cut mine down a bit so that it fits in my compact case.
70mm long M6 nylon bolts with nylon washers and nylon nuts.
You could probably find something like that on Amazon that fits your size requirements. I had to cut mine down a bit so that it fits in my compact case.
There is no such thing as just stainless steel, there's a vast range of very different alloys all under the same umbrella term, varying greatly in composition and microstructure.
As for magnetism:
Is stainless steel magnetic? - thyssenkrupp Materials (UK)
Copper isn't ferromagnetic, either. Just because a metal doesn't stick to a magnet doesn't mean you can't make a short turn with it, right?
Right, a "shorted turn" generally refers to a shorted copper wire turn fault in a transformer.
A badly designed mounting system can mimic such a fault.
A badly designed mounting system can mimic such a fault.
Yes. Long ago before I learned, I used a piece of copper "all-around" in a loop to mount a big toroid. This of course made a very hot piece of copper, but I didn't notice for months besides thinking "Why is this PSU running so hot?" lol
You would think that you would have noticed the voltage drop due to the excessive load as well as the heat.
A stainless steel bolt doesn't prevent from a shorted turn, if no other measures are taken, because it is a conductor, too. This is the point of this discussion, isn't it?
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Stainless alloys can be both non-magnetic and ferromagnetic
. But stainless steel bolts I have seen were almost always non-ferromagnetic (luckily).
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I'm not sure it is only one point of discussion.
I'm talking about a fact that a ferromagnetic bolt itself in the center of a toroid increases a parasitic magnetic field (and thus a hum and noise).
I only use stainless bolts for mounting a toroidal. Fortunately all of mine are custom made with potting, so the bolt is also shorter and does not protrude out the top too much. With a flat and spring washer and a nylock nut, it is not going to go anywhere.
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