removing secondaires from a torroid

sts9fan · « **on:** 18 Feb 2009, 10:52 pm »

What should I do? Just clip the leads?

whubbard · « **Reply #1 on:** 19 Feb 2009, 02:12 am »

Just wondering, but why would you ever want to remove them?

-West

sts9fan · « **Reply #2 on:** 19 Feb 2009, 01:05 pm »

Would you want unused hot leads floppin around you case? Or should I just coil em up and tape them down?

JoshK · « **Reply #3 on:** 19 Feb 2009, 03:03 pm »

Coil up and secure them with tape or whatever is my advice. Cutting them off potentially ruins them for unforeseen applications in the future.

whubbard · « **Reply #4 on:** 19 Feb 2009, 03:43 pm »

That was what I was thinking. You could also just put a wire cap on it, and then you could just forget about it. I just feel it would be a shame to ruin a toroid when there are a lot of options for covering wire leads.

-West

BillB · « **Reply #5 on:** 19 Feb 2009, 04:11 pm »

You can always cut them shorter than what they are, but make sure they remain solderable and reachable. I would not want a foot of coiled junk in my chassis either but 4-5" should be managable.