Re: repair

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• Subject: Re: repair
• From: FutureT-at-aol-dot-com
• Date: Sat, 1 Feb 1997 17:52:30 -0500 (EST)
• Subscriber: FutureT-at-aol-dot-com Sat Feb 1 22:14:18 1997

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>   I just unpotted the first of four neon transformers that I got from a
> sign shop in town. The guy there told me they were 15Kv -at-30ma. I'm sure
> they are 15Kv but not so sure about the current rating as the plates
>have all been removed. I kind of went back to the dark ages in the way I
> removed the potting. I boiled them in oil! I used a burner out of a old
> space heater to heat the metal pan pan filled with diesel! I know this
>sounds dangerous folks but it was a good 20' away from anything that
 >would burn including yours truly. It really speeds up the process as it
>uses solvent and heat to disolve the tar. Just don't try this at home
>folks! The core looks, and disassembles the same way discribed in the
>archives. One secondary reads megohm resistance and is probably fried.
> The other reads a little over 8kohms. Is this the usual resistance of a
> 15kv secondary? Or is this side shorted???
 
                                   Frankensteins Helper
                                         Max
  >>
Max

I like your boiling idea.  By the way, I'm curious, how long did you boil the
tar, and how much of the tar was removed by boiling?  Thanks,

Boilin' and Coilin', perfect together!

John Freau

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