Re: High Voltage Potting

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Original poster: "marc metlicka by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <mystuffs-at-orwell-dot-net>

just to add some good advice:
Melt the paraffin wax and then drop 10 or 20 hot glue sticks into it,
keep stirring until smooth and clear, now you have a low shrinkage, very
solid potting mix.
If you don't mind the time it takes, cut some gallon milk jugs into
strips (the smaller melt faster. mix very well but without going nuts a
making foam) the clearish kind.
Take care,
Marc M.

Tesla list wrote:
> 
> Original poster: "rheidlebaugh by way of Terry Fritz
<twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <rheidlebaugh-at-zialink-dot-com>
> 
> Steve: I did not see another posting so I will make some comments. A double
> boiler is a cooking pot with water in the bottem and the matter to be heated
> without scorching is in the top. Oil can be used in the lower part if higher
> heat is neaded. It is a pan in a pan.
>   Parafin wax ( petrolium product) is good, but you must use a small excess
> as it contracts as it cools. Heat-Glue works even better.
>    I have not used ABS. I suspect it will work.
>     Heat glue remains flexable at most tempratures while wax gets solid and
> will crack when cold or it will run like water when hot. Heat glue dosen't
> melt to a liquid at low temprature.
>   I hope this helps   Robert  H
> 
> > From: "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
> > Date: Wed, 01 May 2002 08:05:08 -0600
> > To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
> > Subject: High Voltage Potting
> > Resent-From: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
> > Resent-Date: Wed, 1 May 2002 08:14:08 -0600
> >
> > Original poster: "Steve Burgess by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
> > <SBURGESS-at-Channel4.co.uk>
> >
> > Hi Guys
> >
> > I was interested to read your thoughts on HV potting:
> >
> > http://www.pupman-dot-com/listarchives/2000/July/msg00931.html
> >
> > I need to build a replacement tripler (voltage multiplier in the manner of
> > Cockcroft-Walton) for a failed unit in a high quality 16x9 aspect ratio
> > (widescreen) television monitor I have.  It will use 6 HV diodes (eg
BY8418)
> > and 5 1000pF/15kV caps - plus 15 HV resistors connected in series to bleed
> > 100 microamps from the 28kV EHT output which goes to the CRT's final anode.
> > This bleed current is fed back to stabilise the 28kV (and thus picture
size)
> > against variations in beam current.
> >
> > I plan to pot in a 100 x 50 x 25mm ABS plastic potting box and will use a
> > couple of small polypropylene sheets to string the diodes and resistors
> > between, with the caps on the outside.  I'll pot flying wires for the
> > ground, first-stage focus volts take-off, the EHT out and the bleed current
> > - and a pin to take the 9.5kV input pulse wire from the step-up
transformer.
> >
> > I knocked-up a 'free-air' doubler recently which gave 20kV - and the odd
> > spark and bang, so the need for encapsulation obvious!
> >
> > Maybe you can answer some questions for me:
> >
> > Which type of wax should I use?
> > What's a double boiler?
> > Is ABS plastic OK with the wax-and-polyethylene-strip mix at pouring
> > temperature?
> > Is the mix good for not fracturing with movement at wire lead-outs?
> > How good is the method at eliminating air (to avoid corona)?
> > Latest tips?
> >
> > Hope you can help.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Steve Burgess
> > London, England
> >
> >
> >
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