Re: salvaging wire

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Original poster: ajones18@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 

In <6.2.3.4.2.20060302151558.01e84d58@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, on
03/02/06
   at 03:16 PM, "Tesla list" <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx> said:



>Original poster: "Christoph Bohr" <cb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

>Hello Alan.

>With most motors, the wire is wound into
>a loop shape, then bend into a more
>rectangular shape and the long parts, that
>go through the laminations, are packed into insulating
>paper, then driven into the slots of the lamination
>pretty hard and then impregnated very thoroughly.
>When replacing a defective winding
>u usually remove the old one with a hammer or similar,
>in most cases it will not be possible to save any usable
>length of wire. Another problem is that parts of the winding will be
>webbed together, so you will have a hard time
>removing single rings of wire.
>If you have to salvabe wire, you might have more luck with
>transformers or bobbins from contractors or magnets.

>IMO not worth the effort.

>regards

>Christoph Bohr



Yeah, it looked like it was forced in. I don't really need to salvage it,
but figured why throw it away if I could get it out.

Thanks,
Alan