Re: Help! I killed my NST!

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Original poster: "Richard Modistach" <hambone-at-dodo-dot-com.au> 

DONT USE KEROSENE!!!!!!!!!
if you can help it.
use turps (turpentine),
with turps you'll need to dry the tranny in an
oven at 55-60C for 24-48hrs
with kero you'll need to double that.

regards
richard
aus.
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Subject: Re: Help! I killed my NST!


 > Original poster: "Jim Mitchell" <electrontube-at-sbcglobal-dot-net>
 >
 > Nah, the insulation on the windings is just fine.  I switched over to
 > kerosene because the acetone wasn't doing anything to the tar.  now the
 > kerosene on the other hand....  I rigged up a little bubbler using my air
 > compressor set on like 2psi  hopefully the tar will be gone by tomorrow,
 > then I can build my " pole piglet "
 >
 > Regards - Jim Mitchell
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 > Sent: Sunday, February 29, 2004 1:09 AM
 > Subject: Re: Help! I killed my NST!
 >
 >
 >  > Original poster: "Gerry Reynolds" <gerryreynolds-at-earthlink-dot-net>
 >  >
 >  > Hi Jim,
 >  >
 >  > Acetone is pretty nasty stuff and not knowing better, I would be
concerned
 >  > about it desolving the winding insulation.
 >  >
 >  > Gerry R
 >  >
 >  >
 >  >  > Original poster: "Jim Mitchell" <electrontube-at-sbcglobal-dot-net>
 >  >  >
 >  >  >> Now I have the whole thing dipped in acetone to dissolve the rest
of
 > the
 >  >  > asphalt.  >
 >  >
 >  >
 >
 >
 >