Re: Behr 50

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Original poster: "Bunny Killer" <bunikllr@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

I use Behr 50 on all my secondaries and I live in a state that requires one 
to be able to breathe water at 99 degrees most of the year... ( New Orleans)

the only time I have had B-50 crack was when the secondary fell over and 
hit a sharp corner of sheet metal ( it also sheared 2 windings) the "crack" 
was more so where the B-50 got removed from the impact   not like a 
windshields running crack   more like the bullseye type of crack.

since I use Lexan forms on my smaller coils I suppose that the flexibility 
is less than PVC, cardboard tubing.... and less prone to allow cracking ...

altho..   my bigpig secondary is cardboard ( Sonotube) and what I have seen 
over the years of usage is that the B-50 separates from the wire leaving 
"air pockets" about the size of a quarter ( coin) but no cracks have 
appeared...  but then again we dont have the drastic swing in temp changes 
the rest of yall are predisposed to...

plus I like the 1 coat dry in 24 hours application....  just need to find a 
better way to keep the dust off of it...
Scot D




Tesla list wrote:

> Original poster: "Dr. Resonance" <resonance@xxxxxxxxxx>
>
>
> Don't use Behr 50  --- it cracks with temp changes and sometimes does not
> dry properly especially in states with high humidities.