An easy solution to the shorting problem is to encapsulate the shaft of the tool in a high resistance material (like heat-shrink, I would not suggest using electrical tape), leaving just the business end exposed. You can still get larger beryllium tools, but I used small ones (4" tweekers and such) and they did the trick for live circuit adjustments (especially around magnetics).
As to damaging ferrite, it is true that you can... very brittle stuff, but if you have glue which holds against shearing to the point the ferrite breaks, a plastic tool isn't going to do you any good... it'll just twist around and you'll accomplish nothing. And as Powermac pointed out... plastic is not necessarily non-conductive. I would not recommend using a magnetic material to adjust a coil... You may find yourself getting shocked in the process as energy from the coil is coupled into the shaft of the tool (the tool acting as a loosely coupled secondary to the coil). Derek --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Vintage Macs group. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
