Re: Cracked Maxwell cap

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Original poster: <dgoodfellow@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Marine tex is a 2 part white epoxy that will actually cure underwater 
if needed. Made for repairing cracked hulls and the like. Very 
strong. I don't know if the presence of oil will bother it, but it 
might be worth looking into. It is a bit pricey, but you should see 
it at your local boatyard or boating supply place.

Dave Goodfellow


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Sent: Thursday, October 06, 2005 11:45 PM
Subject: Re: Cracked Maxwell cap


> Original poster: BunnyKiller <bunikllr@xxxxxxx>
>
> its a semi effective fix , but it will at least seal the crack if it 
> just a crack and not a chunk missing....
>
> take acetone, or denatured alcohol and clean area well,  heat up a 
> butter knife or use a broad bladed soldering iron and melt the 
> surrounding plastic and smear the hot plastic over the 
> crack....    do not let the oil wick up into the crack while 
> heating,  it will not seal properly.... best to drain a bit of the 
> oil from the cap if you can open one of the fiill/drain plugs if 
> your model has them.  I did this to one of my Mawells and it hasnt 
> leaked yet...
>
> Scot D
>
>
>
> Tesla list wrote:
>
> > Original poster: "MIKE HARDY" <MHARDY@xxxxxxxxxx>
> >
> > I dropped one of my Maxwell pulse caps on my concrete garage 
> > floor...OUCH! It cracked the case, and oil is leaking out. Does 
> > anyone know of an efective way to repair it?