Re: Poly-Lok polyester resin transformer...

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• Subject: Re: Poly-Lok polyester resin transformer...
• From: adamsmith <adamsmith-at-mediaone-dot-net> (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>)
• Date: Wed, 05 Jan 2000 11:41:58 -0700
• Approved: twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net
• Delivered-To: fixup-tesla-at-pupman-dot-com-at-fixme

Kerosene works for the transformers filled with the black tar gunk, but 
he was asking about the newer ones with the polyester fill (typically a 
hard rust-colored or off-white plastic, at least in the NSTs I've 
opened).  Kerosene won't touch this stuff.

-Adam
adamsmith-at-mediaone-dot-net


>Original Poster: "Dr. Resonance" <Dr.Resonance-at-next-wave-dot-net> 
>
>Use kerosine -- it works great, but be sure to use outdoor due to fire
>hazard.
>
>Dr. Resonance
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>>Original Poster: adamsmith <adamsmith-at-mediaone-dot-net>
>>
>>>Original Poster: Apollo <ollopa-at-jps-dot-net>
>>>
>>>Wait... I think I found a solution.
>>>I soaked a couple chunks of that resin in acetone for an hour
>>>and they swelled up and started coming apart.
>>>
>>>Is it safe to soak the NST in acetone for a day or so?
>>
>>Can the acetone come into contact with and dissolve the magnet wire
>>enamel? If so, I'd say it's a risky technique.
>>
>>-Adam
>>adamsmith-at-mediaone-dot-net
>>
>>
>>
>
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