I'm trying to repair a vintage electric heater. What do you call the stuff which looks like silver coloured cardboard, to support the heating element? I want to order some, but have no idea what to search for.
What material is used to support heating elements?
Nov 04, 2022
Last reply: 3 years ago
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For example, the support used here:
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Mica? Though I'd hardly associate it with cardboard.
This stuff:
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That's the one, thanks! I found some here. It's like paper or thin card.
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That's the stuff, I've found some of a better shape and ordered it.
It is quite likely to be Muscovite mica if it is old enough.
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eBay will have it.
I've bought
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which just says Mica.
What do you mean "old enough"? Modern fanheaters use it to support the heating coil. I'm not interested in making it look exactly like the original inside, I just need to support some coil. It originally used bars, which are no longer made in that size, and solid ceramic pieces at each end that the bars slotted into.
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