Re: used Maxwell Caps, MMC, new pulse

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Original poster: "BunnyKiller by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <bigfoo39-at-telocity-dot-com>

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> Original poster: "Crow Leader by way of Terry Fritz
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> you might want to check if oil is compatible in any way with the isopropryl
> biphenyl that is in maxwell caps.
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> KEN
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> Subject: Re: used Maxwell Caps, MMC, new pulse
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>> Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz
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>> Kevin, I bought a couple so I could get .015 mfd in series.  so far so
>> good.  I 
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> even 
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>> dropped one, and it cracked (ouch) and smelly oil came out.  It still 
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> works, 
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>> though I should acetone and epoxy the crack, and then refill it with
>> transformer oil, and put under a vaccuum to get bubbles out.  There is a 
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> flush 
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>> screw which I assume was used to fill them in the first place. Bill Shepard 
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Hi Bill...

I had recieved a couple of Maxwells via UPS  ( OOOOPS) and both of them were
cracked in the shipping process. There are normally 2 plastic screws on  top of
the cap for filling/vent purposes be careful when unscrewing them they have a
tendency to break.

 I had replaced the missing oil with Mineral oil and havent had any probles so
far ( after 75 + hours run time) .

As far as sealing the cracks....   Epoxy wont work .... If there is a crack and
no major parts missing, heat up an old table knife in a gas stove flame and
"reweld" the plastic by working the surrounding material back over the crack.
It is a slow process, but it worked for me.... BTW  dont breathe the fumes
emmitted by the melting plastic... I believe the plastic is a type of acetyl
material ( has that formaldehyde smell to it when melted) .


Scot D