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Re: fixing a transformer
Richard Quick said it best in the following URL (site created by Shaun Ogden):
http://freespace.virgin-dot-net/shaun.ogden/tesla/constr/neonrep.txt
> Original Poster: "Andy Cleary" <gemware2-at-dreamscape-dot-com>
>
> I recently was given a very nice neon sign transformer (15kv 30ma)
for
> my
> first coil, the only problem being that it is partially broken. I do not
> want to buy a new transformer, because they are quite expensive and I am
> sure that I'd break it. I have read of a way to fix this kind of
> transformer by placing it in the oven to reheat the potting material which
> would remove the carbon traces. How good is this technique?
It failed the 1st time, right? Will probably do it again.
> If it is good, what should the setting of the oven (conventional I assume) be
> on, how long
> would it take, etc.? Thank you very much,
>
This is not exactly rocket science. Use the heat source of your choice (grill,
oven, electric eye, whatever) and keep an eye on it. There is no fail safe
recipe. Look for more NSTs, you are in for a messy and tedious process with
the
depotting. Acquisition of suitable HV supplies is a rite of passage in the TC
world.
> -Andy
Making arcs in Huntington Beach, CA
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