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Re: Best Secondary Surface coating
From: Chuck Curran[SMTP:ccurran-at-execpc-dot-com]
Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 1997 7:26 PM
To: Tesla List
Subject: Re: Best Secondary Surface coating
Adam:
The two coils I coated both have the Behr Super Build 50 used on them. I
have had very good luck with this product, but I did apply it while the
secondary was rotated by a motor and gear reduction drive. Several other
list members used it and I believe one person mentioned heavy runs when the
secondary was coated and not kept continuously rotating. I let mine rotate
non-stop overnight and they ended up looking very good. I also recall that
Chip cautioned us that the product will "crack" if left out in the cold.
Hope this helps you make a choice. I bought an extra pack of the material
when someone indicated it was being discontinued--I hope that is not
correct, since I really found it to do a good job.
Chuck Curran
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From: Tesla List <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
To: 'Tesla List' <tesla-at-poodle.pupman-dot-com>
Date: Wednesday, November 19, 1997 12:27 AM
Subject: Re: Best Secondary Surface coating
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>From: Adam[SMTP:absmith-at-tiac-dot-net]
>Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 1997 2:06 PM
>To: Tesla List
>Subject: Re: Best Secondary Surface coating
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>>I have coated two secondary
>>coils with Polyurethane coatings in the last 20 months with good results.
I
>>should really qualify that remark"good results". My goal was to provide a
>>means of locking the wire onto the form, make the entire assembly moisture
>>proof and also create a high gloss finish (simply to improve the
>>appearance). I never spent any time checking on any improvement in the
>>overall coil dielectric properties. Others on the list have used no
>>coating, water based Polyurethane, varnish and on and on.
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>I would strongly recommend not using water-based polyurethanes, this
>stuff is crap IMHO. Go with the clear gloss oil-based stuff. I prefer
>Behr for its super fast drying times, and I hate the new low VOC Minwax
>stuff- it takes WAY too long to dry. Also, I am curious if anyone has
>used Behr's Build 50; this is the thick epoxy coating that is used to
>make those tacky bar counters with the old coins in them... It's
>supposed to be as thick as 50 coats of urethane, but it's also designed
>to be applied to flat horizontal surfaces, to prevent running and
>pooling, so I have my doubts about getting it to work on a cylindrical
>coil.
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>-Adam
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