Re: New coil woes rebuilding nst

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Original poster: Yurtle Turtle <yurtle_t@xxxxxxxxx>

I baked mine in a gas oven that had fairly precise
temperature control. I set it in a $1.00 metal bowl
and let it bake at the lowest setting for half an
hour. If that wasn't enough heat to soften the
potting, I incresed the heat five degrees. I did
several that way, and if your oven controls
temperature adequately, you should have minimal odors
if you only heat it enough to soften the potting. I
used old oven mits to handle the hot core as I scraped
the potting away with a scraper. It's a little messy,
but not too bad. I soaked my cores in gasoline after
cooling them, but that's not necessary, and it makes
the remaining potting much more messy.

Adam

--- Tesla list <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Original poster: JBarrett@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> I have been researching different methods of repair.
> Sounds easy enough but
> potentially messy!
> JIM
> -----"Tesla list" <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: -----
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> To: tesla@xxxxxxxxxx
> From: "Tesla list" <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: 05/09/2005 07:48PM
> Subject: Re: New coil woes
>
> Original poster: Yurtle Turtle
>
> I actually had pretty good luck repairing several
> secondaries with burnt windings. Just carefully
> unwind
> until you get to the broken part. No need to rewind,
> simply reconnect and you're good to go.
>
> Adam
>
> --- Tesla list wrote:
>  > Original poster: jdwarshui@xxxxxxxxx
>  >
>  > Hi Jim
>
>
>
>  > Broken
>  > wires inside a
>  > secondary are hopeless. ( keep the good
> secondary)
>  >
>  >
>  > Jared Dwarshuis
>  >
>  >
>  >
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