Spehro Pefhany wrote:
>
> At 10:26 AM 8/29/01 -0500, you wrote:
> >Roman - I distinctly remember what I believe to
> >be Mica insulators (best described appearance-wise
> >as simply 'clear and glistening' ) used in such common
> >household products as toaters ... Have you seen that
> >as well?
>
> There's a kind of mica that is (was?) used in lamp shades
> and I think it meets that description. The stuff used in
> toasters these days is brown and flakes, IIRC.
>
> It's used in large quantities in heaters (mica band
> heaters) and it is probably still used in China and
> Russia in their electron tube production lines .

Yep they still use it in quality stuff, Mica is a
rock and I imagine has a VERY high melt temperature...

Most of the new appliances and light fittings use that
fibreglass sheet stuff, silver coloured. Look in
you toaster! :o) It's not as good, and yep it's more
fragile than Mica based on some appliances i've looked
inside.
-Roman

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