Hello all. I have an old amp I'm working on. It is a 100watt and has 2 of the large can-type capacitors. Linking the two capacitors together is a silver "bar" of some sort. Presumably its copper coated with tin or zinc or something.
What is the name of this "bar"? I've been through a lot of online amplifier parts stores and tube amp stores and Mouser and Digikey and a host of others and I cannot find anything similar to this anywhere. About a year or so ago, when I first started messing with this amp, and before I got distracted with other things, I did a search on Google for a "bar" like this using all kinds of different keywords. I did come across one after an exhaustive search. I remember finding one somewhere made out of solid copper. I know I made a bookmark on the site then, but since then I have had to reinstall my operating system and I lost all of my bookmarks. I'll be darned if I can find anything now. Searching for "busbar" or "bus bar" or "bussbar", etc doesn't return any results I'm looking for. All I can find are flat busbars and this "bar" is obviously round.
Does anyone have any idea what the proper name is for this "bar"? And possibly where to buy one or something similar?
Thanks
What is the name of this "bar"? I've been through a lot of online amplifier parts stores and tube amp stores and Mouser and Digikey and a host of others and I cannot find anything similar to this anywhere. About a year or so ago, when I first started messing with this amp, and before I got distracted with other things, I did a search on Google for a "bar" like this using all kinds of different keywords. I did come across one after an exhaustive search. I remember finding one somewhere made out of solid copper. I know I made a bookmark on the site then, but since then I have had to reinstall my operating system and I lost all of my bookmarks. I'll be darned if I can find anything now. Searching for "busbar" or "bus bar" or "bussbar", etc doesn't return any results I'm looking for. All I can find are flat busbars and this "bar" is obviously round.
Does anyone have any idea what the proper name is for this "bar"? And possibly where to buy one or something similar?
Thanks
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Looks just like a thick piece of tinned copper wire. You could call it a busbar: note that busbar describes a function, not a component. Whether it is flat or round has little electrical effect. High power busbars in industrial equipment are flat so they can bolted togther as necessary.
It's called Bus Wire and it looks thick, I checked my stock and
I have a roll of 12 Awg Marked Alpha Wire 289 #12 Soft drawn
Mil-W 3861/S-90-W-343/S..
This wire is available in different gauges
Steve
I have a roll of 12 Awg Marked Alpha Wire 289 #12 Soft drawn
Mil-W 3861/S-90-W-343/S..
This wire is available in different gauges
Steve
All you need is solid copper wire. Solid core earthing wire used for power installations is a good source for this.
Plain old bare copper wire. Tin it if you like.
Got a hunk of 12ga house wiring? Strip the insulation off one of the black or white wires, or use the bare ground wire. Cut a piece to suit. DOn;t have any? Go to the hardware store or Home Depot and buy a foot of it for a few cents.
Got a hunk of 12ga house wiring? Strip the insulation off one of the black or white wires, or use the bare ground wire. Cut a piece to suit. DOn;t have any? Go to the hardware store or Home Depot and buy a foot of it for a few cents.
I appreciate all the responses. I questioned what it really is because in the middle there is a larger diameter section that has "grooves" in it around the entire circumference. It doesn't look like it was added onto the wire, it looks to be part of the wire. It's a little hard to see from the side I took the picture from. It's a larger diameter (than the wire itself), its cylindrical, and it has grooves (I assume for wrapping/soldering wires onto it). I've just never seen one like it. It looks like it was made this way.
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