What type of Teflon for headers?

[Bob Kane]

55515K57, Blue, $8.71/ft    5/8 ID, 3/4 OD, 1/16" wall thickness.

John Clevenger <heli4me at sbcglobal.net> wrote:What is the part # of the Teflon that you are using?...........JOHN
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From: "Peter Pennisi" 

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Subject: RE: What type of Teflon for headers?


> Using the white coloured Teflon 5/8 inch. 250 flights later and still
> going.
> 
> Peter Pennisi
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> On Behalf Of adriancwong at earthlink.net
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> 
> 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 
> Sent: Sep 13, 2003 4:55 PM
> To: nsrca 
> Subject: What type of Teflon for headers?
> 
> 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

> ?

> 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.


Bob Kane
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