Re: NST Depotting Experience +

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Original poster: bartb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 

Hi Gary,

Yes, I mentioned that in the write up of the experience. But, my decision
to repot was more for the experience (since I hadn't tried it before).

Take care,
Bart

> Original poster: gary350@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> Most of the time when you kill a neon it is just shorted through the
> tar.  Once you get an arc through the tar you have a perment carbon
> track for it to arc over and over every time you turn on the neon
> again.  Usually all that is needed is to melt the tar, stir the tar
> around a little bit, let it cool, and it will work fine again.   You
> can mix in 50% high voltage oil into the tar then pour it back into
> the metal neon case and let it cool.  The HV oil + tar is a big
> inprovement over just tar alone.
>
> Gary Weaver
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> -----Original Message-----
>  >From: Tesla list <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
>  >Sent: May 10, 2006 9:05 AM
>  >To: tesla@xxxxxxxxxx
>  >Subject: NST Depotting Experience
>  >
>  >Original poster: "Barton B. Anderson" <bartb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>  >
>  >Hi All,
>  >
>  >I mentioned during a separate thread that I had killed my 12/60 NST.
>  >So, I went through a depotting experience (my first). I wrote up this
>  >experience. I thought those who are in the middle of such an
>  >experience or are thinking about it might enjoy this read.
>  >
>  >http://www.classictesla.com/photos/nstrepair/nstrepair.htm
>  >
>  >It really wasn't that bad of an experience and the results were
> well worth it.
>  >
>  >Take care,
>  >Bart
>  >
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