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Re: Europa-List: Re: Nylon Fuel Piping - how popular has it become?

Subject: Re: Europa-List: Re: Nylon Fuel Piping - how popular has it become?
From: Fred Klein <fklein@orcasonline.com>
Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:29:45

Ira...How thin is "thin teflon"?

Is automotive EFI R9 hose lined w/ "thin" teflon, or something thicker  
to deal w/ the issue you describe?

If the R9 hose w/ the blue teflon liner IS subject to triboelectric  
pinholes, why doesn't it concern the auto manufacturers?

Fred

On Mar 17, 2010, at 1:30 PM, rampil wrote:

>
> Triboelectric pinholes (static discharges) happen in thin teflon,
> which is why the aerospace grade of Aeroquip 666 (the premiere
> fuel hose IMHO) has an embedded carbon strip through the length
> of the teflon.
>
> I have not heard of triboelectric problems with nylon, doesn't mean
> it doesn't exist.
>
> Ira
>
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> Ira N224XS
>
>
> Read this topic online here:
>
> http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=290664#290664
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