Re: drying coil forms

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• Subject: Re: drying coil forms
• From: "Dr. Resonance" <Dr.Resonance-at-next-wave-dot-net> (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>)
• Date: Sat, 04 Dec 1999 17:36:46 -0700
• Approved: twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net
• Delivered-To: fixup-tesla-at-pupman-dot-com-at-fixme

Large cardboard box with 100-150 watt lightbulb will hold temp around
120-130 degrees for 10-12 hrs and that will do all the drying without
overheating a portion of the coilform as a heatlamp might.  A simple low
temp oven.

Dr. Resonance


-----Original Message-----
From: Tesla List <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
Date: Friday, December 03, 1999 9:31 PM
Subject: Re: drying coil forms


>Original Poster: Eddie Burwell <eburwell-at-HIWAAY-dot-net>
>
>At 06:27 PM 12/2/99 -0700, you wrote:
>>Original Poster: pmathus-at-learningco-dot-com
>
>>     1) does anybody have any good drying techniques/setups they'd be
>>     willing to share?
>
>Here's a theory to mull over: you could buy a box of epsolm salt (or some
>other desiccant) and bake it dry in an oven at 300F or so. Let the epsolm
>salt cool put it in a cloth or paper bag and seal it in a trash bag with
>your coil form.
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>
>Heating would probably pull out the moisture faster, but this would not
have
>the risk of warping or setting afire your coil form.
>
>
>Eddie Burwell
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