Re: Removing NST insulators

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Original poster: "Harold Weiss" <hweiss-at-new.rr-dot-com> 

Hi Jim,

I did that to a 15/60 that someone had damaged with a screwdriver.  I pried
the tar out from the back side of the insulators and found they turn about
90 degrees and pop out.  I then removed the stud and put a length of
allthread thru it with a nut and washer on the top.  I then filled it with 5
minute epoxy and put a nut and washer on the bottom.

David E Weiss


 > Original poster: "Jim Mitchell" <electrontube-at-sbcglobal-dot-net>
 >
 > Hi,
 > The other day, I finnaly decided to try somthing on my 15/30 NST which had
 > been only outputting from one HV lug, seems the the other had been
grounded
 > to case, so it yeilded no output, after an attempt to unpot, I decided to
 > try somthing more 'barbaric' so I grabbed my 8lb sledge and cracked the
 > ceramic insulator off the side of the NST,  this fixed the problem, and I
 > get full output now, there is a short length of wire protruding from the
 > potting which went to the ceramic insulator, I am now just getting the
 > power from the peice of wire,  I also have another dead NST and I was
 > wondering is there a way to remove the insulators without cracking them?
 >
 > Regards - Jim Mitchell
 >
 >
 >