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Old June 14th 10, 07:10 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
T8
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Default Capillary tubing for Schuemann box

On Jun 14, 1:16*pm, T8 wrote:
I'm working on restoring a Schuemann netto box and I'm in need of a
couple feet of 0.010" ID plastic tubing to make a calibrated leak to
match the netto to my sailplane polar. *There are products available,
but generally sold in quantities much larger than I need, and not
inexpensive (sold mostly for bio-medical applications).

The inside diameter is fairly important, as the flow resistance at
constant length goes as the 4th power of ID. *The desirable range is
about 0.008 - 0.012".

It's likely possible to use metal capillary tubing for this, which is
easier to find in small qty, but plastic would be much easier to work
with.

Anyone have a source?

Evan Ludeman / T8


Got it. McMaster-Carr, of course. 0.012" ID teflon... it's sold as
electrical sleeving which is why I didn't find it earlier. $0.12 per
foot.

-T8