Re: Transformer dissasembly

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Original poster: "Richard W." <potluckutk-at-comcast-dot-net> 

Hey Eric,

First, look for a couple wood shims between the windings ans lams. If there
then knock them out. Get something sharp and thin. (I use a sharpened
hacksaw blade with the teeth ground off) Place the "knife" between the lams
and tap with a hammer all around the lamination. After a while you'll settle
into your own method of doing this. Each transformer seems to have it's own
"feel" depending on how well the lams are stuck together.

Rick W.
Salt Lake City


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Sent: Sunday, March 21, 2004 5:13 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!
 >
 >
<http://www.hydrogen18-dot-com/stuff/IMG_5394.JPG>http://www.hydrogen18-dot-com/stuf
f/IMG_5394.JPG
 >
 >
 > ---Eric
 >
 >
 >