Re: Transformer dissasembly

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Original poster: "Crow Leader" <tesla-at-lists.symmetric-dot-net> 

The machines that stack the EI cores work sort of like a set of staple guns
that face each other. On each side of the core, there is a stack of E and I
laminations, and they are lifted up, the correct one (E or I) pushed into
place, then the stack dropped and it repeats from the other direction.

KEN
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Subject: Re: Transformer dissasembly


 > Original poster: "Virtualgod" <mike.marcum-at-zoomtown-dot-com>
 >
 > If the laminations are interleaved back and forth, you're in for alot of
 > elbow grease. The way I used to do it (nowadays I'm lazy/time-constrained,
 > so I buy fresh ones) is put the core in a vise, pull/chisel out the wedge
 > holding the windings, and pry the laminations apart 1 at a time and pull
 > them out with pliers. You'll probably chew up the first few until there's
 > enough room to slide them out easily. I don't see how a machine can throw
 > these together with any speed. If it's a really big core (100's of EI's)
 > it'll take a few hours.
 >
 > ----- Original Message -----
 > From: "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
 > To: <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
 > Sent: Sunday, March 21, 2004 7:13 PM
 > Subject: Transformer dissasembly
 >
 >
 >  > Original poster: "Hydrogen18" <hydrogen18-at-hydrogen18-dot-com>
 >  >
 >  > I have a transformer I want to dissasemble. I know that cutting and
 >  > spreading the widings like I did in my welder project(
 >  >
 >
<http://www.hydrogen18-dot-com/projectlogs/homemade_arcwelder/default.asp>http:/
 > /www.hydrogen18-dot-com/projectlogs/homemade_arcwelder/default.asp
 >  > ) will work, but I dont want to destroy the windings on this
transformer
 >  > seeing as how they are good. It is constructed in the typical E-I
method
 > in
 >  > stacks of 3. Any suggestions or tips on how to get this thing apart?
 >  >
 >  > Pic!
 >  >
 >  >
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<http://www.hydrogen18-dot-com/stuff/IMG_5394.JPG>http://www.hydrogen18-dot-com/stuf
 > f/IMG_5394.JPG
 >  >
 >  >
 >  > ---Eric
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