Re: formvar varnish

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Original poster: "ka1bbg by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <ka1bbg-at-webryders-dot-net>

Hi, any motor rewind shop should have a whole bucket of the stuff and be
glad to sell you some. cul brian f.

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Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2001 9:17 AM
Subject: Re: formvar varnish


> Original poster: "Rick Williams by way of Terry Fritz
<twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <richardwwilliams-at-earthlink-dot-net>
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> Subject: formvar varnish
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> > Original poster: "Loudner, Godfrey by way of Terry Fritz
> <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <gloudner-at-SINTE.EDU>
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> > Hi All
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> > Does anyone know where one can get a gallon or two of formvar varnish?
> >
> > Godfrey Loudner
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> Hey all,
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> Formvar has the property of curing when heated without the need for
exposure
> to air. It's used to bond transformer laminations. The transformer is
> submerged and a vacuum drawn afterwhich it is heated to cure the formvar
> throughout.
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> Seems Godfrey and I have a common interest in tranny construction.
Therefore
> our interest in Formvar. But we haven't been able to locate any. Could
there
> be a substitute? Maybe another method to bond the laminations, coils ... ?
> Eliminating transformer buzz can be quite tough for me, especially with
> heavy power trannys.
>
> Rick W.
> Salt Lake City
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