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Re: HElllP!, did I fry my NST?



Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <PLUGHzz-at-aol-dot-com>

In a message dated 10/16/2002 10:33:26 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
tesla-at-pupman-dot-com writes:


>
> Original poster: "Christopher Boden by way of Terry Fritz
> <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <chrisboden-at-hotmail-dot-com>
>
> Unconnect EVERYTHING from the High-Voltage side of your NST.
>
> See if you can draw an arc from each HV terminal to the case, and from one 
> HV terminal to the other.
>
> If you can do all this, then it's good. If one side is dead (very common) 
> then you cooked your NST.
>
> They do make wonderful doorstops though :) and DONT THROW IT AWAY (never 
> throw ANYTHING away), in a couple years when you get really good at coiling 
> you will get this strange urge to broil your dead NST in hopes of bringing 
> it back to life. It can be done, but it's a filthy, stinky process that can 
> end a marrige.





One side is dead. Can this be fixed by heating the tar up? or how can I fix
this?