Re: spray enamel vs shellack

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Original poster: "Jim Lux" <jimlux@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Enamel works. Acrylic works, Anything works.  (well, I don't know about
latex wall paint...)  Really, all you're looking for is something that will
hold the windings in place (implying not too hard and brittle), look halfway
decent, and not dissolve the insulation off the wire. Since wire is
insulated with all sorts of nice exotic plastics these days, all of which
tend to be fairly solvent proof, you've got a wide variety of choices.  I've
used Krylon clear coat, for instance.


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Sent: Saturday, May 07, 2005 9:33 AM
Subject: Re: spray enamel vs shellack


> Original poster: "Paul B. Brodie" <pbbrodie@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> All,
> Several of you have responded to Steven's question but no one has answered
> it. He asked if spray enamel is suitable for covering a coil. The answers
> you gave only addressed his mention of shellac and the superiority of
> polyurethane over shellac.
>
> I have the same question as Steven. Is enamel paint suitable for covering
> the wiring of a secondary coil?? Enamel cost less than 1/2 that of
> polyurethane. I know it isn't much but when you are on an extremely tight
> budget, as many of us are, every penny counts and if you are like me, you
> want to expend what funds you have in the most economical way. This way,
we
> can concentrate spending on what counts the most. Thanks.
> Paul
> Think Positive
>
>
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>  > Original poster: "Steve Cook"
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>  >
>  > True shellac doesn't have the durability of modern polyurethane and
other
>  > coatings.Alcohol vapour can make it craze, and it is also very
brittle.I
>  > only use it for restoration of old apparatus for the sake of
authenticity.
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>  > Sent: Friday, May 06, 2005 12:30 AM
>  > Subject: spray enamel vs shellack
>  >
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>  > > Original poster: "Steven Steele"
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>  > >
>  > > Would spray enamel be a suitable replacement for shellack to coat the
>  > > secondary if my Tesla Col?
>  > >
>  > > Steven Steele
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