What type of Teflon for headers?

[Peter Pennisi]

Using the white coloured Teflon 5/8 inch. 250 flights later and still
going.

Peter Pennisi
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-----Original Message-----
From: discussion-request at nsrca.org [mailto:discussion-request at nsrca.org]
On Behalf Of adriancwong at earthlink.net
Sent: Sunday, 14 September 2003 12:34 PM
To: discussion at nsrca.org
Subject: Re: What type of Teflon for headers?

Bob,

I am also using the same color Teflon coupler as yours on my plane with
the 140L. After 50 flights, its till OK.

Adrian




-----Original Message-----
From: Bob Kane <getterflash at yahoo.com>
Sent: Sep 13, 2003 4:55 PM
To: nsrca <discussion at nsrca.org>
Subject: What type of Teflon for headers?

<DIV>I just replaced the umpteenth Teflon header on my plane, this one
after 9 flights. The headers are made from PTFE?tubing purchsed from
McMaster-Carr.?For grins I purchased blue tubing to match my plane. The
failure seems to be caused by the header rotating in the teflon, eroding
the inside until it fails. I am using a header brace, and I add a split
piece of teflon to protect the header from the spring clamp clamp</DIV>
<DIV>?</DIV>
<DIV>Is there a certain type of teflon with higher abrasion resistance
that what I am using? Is the colored teflon weaker than the standard
milky-white teflon? Anybody else suffer from this problem?
Thanks.</DIV><BR><BR>Bob Kane<br>getterflash at yahoo.com<p><hr SIZE=1>
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