Re: New coil woes rebuilding nst

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Original poster: "Paul B. Brodie" <pbbrodie@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Dr. Resonance,
Do you know where the cap test circuit is located? I want to build it and 
use it to test my Maxwell caps. Thanks for any help.

->Terry does not remember this one either...<-

About unpotting NST's. Adam said he soaked his in gasoline. Please, please 
don't ever use gasoline as a solvent. It is extremely dangerous. A very 
close friend of mine nearly died from a gasoline flash fire that was 
ignited when the fumes from the parts he was soaking in gas pooled on the 
floor of the garage and migrated to where the gas hot water heater was 
located. The pilot light on the water heater ignited the fumes and there 
was an incredible flash and near explosion that totally engulfed him in 
flames. The only thing that saved him was the quick reactions of another 
friend who just happened to be right by one of the many fire extinguishers 
we kept in the shop and out of reach of the flames. My friend that was 
burned was unbelievably lucky and escaped with relatively minor burns, all 
things considered.

So, if you need to dissolve the remnants of tar on the windings, use 
kerosene and do it outdoors away from any source of sparks or flame. Safety 
first and always.
Paul
Think Positive

Paul
Think Positive

----- Original Message -----
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Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2005 12:43 PM
Subject: Re: New coil woes rebuilding nst

> 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: -----
> >
> > 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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