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Re: NST Depotting Experience +
Original poster: "BRIAN FOLEY" <ka1bbg@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Hi, mineral spirits or "stoddard solvent" works quite well.
cul brian f.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tesla list" <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, May 13, 2006 3:22 PM
Subject: Re: NST Depotting Experience +
> Original poster: "Barton B. Anderson" <bartb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> For some people, I agree. My father was in charge of vehicle
> maintenance at Castle Air Force Base until he retired. His education
> and experience in this field was far beyond the typical Master
> Mechanic. When it came to parts cleaning at home, gasoline was used.
> Every weekend was spent in the garage working on engines. Never a
> mishap. Obviously, common sense is a requirement. My father is 75
> now, very active, and healthy. This is man who had his hands
> saturated in gasoline probably every day of his life, not to mention
> all sorts of other chemicals. It comes with the territory.
>
> Accidents do happen. They happen with electricity to, but that
> doesn't mean "don't use electricity". Obviously, if gasoline is
> leaking, it's probably not a good idea to be performing a task that
> could ignite it.
>
> For example, when I cleaned the NST parts, I didn't use a steel
> brush, I used a brush with plastic bristles designed for chemicals.
>
> If kerosene works as good, then I certainly agree that it would be a
> safer choice for the majority.
>
> Take care,
> Bart
>
> Tesla list wrote:
>
> >Original poster: "Bob (R.A.) Jones" <a1accounting@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >
> >I second Dr's advice. Don't use gasoline.
> >A friend of mine was recently burned when leaking gasoline, from the car
he
> >was working on, ignited.
> >He did not receive serious burns but he was air lifted to hospitable and
> >then was sent a bill for $18,000 for the trip.
> >Ouch! painful and expensive.
> >
> >Robert (R. A.) Jones
> >A1 Accounting, Inc., Fl
> >407 649 6400
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Tesla list" <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
> >To: <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
> >Sent: Saturday, May 13, 2006 9:56 AM
> >Subject: Re: NST Depotting Experience +
> >
> >
> > > Original poster: "Dr. Resonance" <resonance@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > >
> > >
> > > Step one is put the assembly in a freezer and leave overnight. When
> > > frozen some of the larger "chunks" will easily break off when wacked
> > > with a hammer.
> > >
> > > Step two is using the heat from a BBQ grill to melt away the smaller
> > > pieces of tar. Outdoors of course!
> > >
> > > The solution to the $100 tar cleaner is to use a good substitute ---
> > > kerosine! It works great to remove the final traces. Due to it's
> > > inflammable nature a lot of "common sense" needs to be applied during
> > > this step but it does work excellent. Never use gasoline due to it's
> > > liquid-vapor properties. Kerosine does not have these problems
> > > unless excessive high heat, ie, 95-110 degrees.
> > >
> > > Dr. Resonance
> > >
> > >
> > > >Most that i've come across with gfi are potted in epoxy, and the
> > > >chemicals that are able to remove that are near $100 a gallon (which
> > > >would probably remove the enamel off the magnet wire too). If you
> > > >can remove that without destroying the transformer, let us know the
> > > >secret, I've pretty much given up on that idea.
> > > >
> > > >Mike
> > > >----- Original Message ----- From: "Tesla list" <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > > >To: <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > > >Sent: Friday, May 12, 2006 2:00 PM
> > > >Subject: Re: NST Depotting Experience +
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >>Original poster: "Krohns" <2halice@xxxxxxx>
> > > >>
> > > >>I have access to a large pile of relatively new defective
FranceFormers
> >that
> > > >>have the ground fault circuitry. Sounds like I should be able to
remove
> >the
> > > >>ground fault junk and the transformers would probably work fine
again.
> >Am I
> > > >>thinking correctly?
> > > >>
> > > >>Hal from Tucson
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >>----- Original Message -----
> > > >>From: "Tesla list" <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > > >>To: <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > > >>Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2006 4:18 PM
> > > >>Subject: Re: NST Depotting Experience +
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >> > Original poster: bartb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > >> >
> > > >> > Hi Gary,
> > > >> >
> > > >> > Yes, I mentioned that in the write up of the experience. But,
> > > >> my > > decision
> > > >> > to repot was more for the experience (since I hadn't tried it
> >before).
> > > >> >
> > > >> > Take care,
> > > >> > Bart
> > > >> >
> > > >> > > Original poster: gary350@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > >> > >
> > > >> > > Most of the time when you kill a neon it is just shorted
through
> >the
> > > >> > > tar. Once you get an arc through the tar you have a perment
> >carbon
> > > >> > > track for it to arc over and over every time you turn on the
neon
> > > >> > > again. Usually all that is needed is to melt the tar, stir
the
> >tar
> > > >> > > around a little bit, let it cool, and it will work fine again.
> >You
> > > >> > > can mix in 50% high voltage oil into the tar then pour it back
> >into
> > > >> > > the metal neon case and let it cool. The HV oil + tar is a
big
> > > >> > > inprovement over just tar alone.
> > > >> > >
> > > >> > > Gary Weaver
> > > >> > >
> > > >> > >
> > > >> > >
> > > >> > >
> > > >> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > >> > > >From: Tesla list <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > > >> > > >Sent: May 10, 2006 9:05 AM
> > > >> > > >To: tesla@xxxxxxxxxx
> > > >> > > >Subject: NST Depotting Experience
> > > >> > > >
> > > >> > > >Original poster: "Barton B. Anderson"
<bartb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > >> > > >
> > > >> > > >Hi All,
> > > >> > > >
> > > >> > > >I mentioned during a separate thread that I had killed my
> > > >> 12/60 > > NST.
> > > >> > > >So, I went through a depotting experience (my first). I
> > > >>wrote up > this
> > > >> > > >experience. I thought those who are in the middle of such an
> > > >> > > >experience or are thinking about it might enjoy this read.
> > > >> > > >
> > > >> > > >http://www.classictesla.com/photos/nstrepair/nstrepair.htm
> > > >> > > >
> > > >> > > >It really wasn't that bad of an experience and the results
were
> > > >> > > well worth it.
> > > >> > > >
> > > >> > > >Take care,
> > > >> > > >Bart
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