Re: [TCML] De-potting NSTs? ? ?

["resonance" <resonance@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I'm in Wis. Dells --- not far from Chicago.  I carry the xmfr oil in 55 gal 
drums.  Contact me off-list.

Dr. Resonance

Resonance Research Corp.
www.resonanceresearch.com


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Neal Namowicz" <neal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Tesla Coil Mailing List" <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2007 10:49 PM
Subject: Re: [TCML] De-potting NSTs? ? ?


> Can a more common, more accessible (and less expensive) oil, such as 
> mineral oil, be substituted? Actually, I may be jumping to conclusions re: 
> the cost of legit xmfr oil. How do they compare in price, and is xmfr oil 
> readily available "over the counter"? (I'm thinking about shipping costs) 
> I'm located in the near-west Chicago 'burbs, so there may be someplace 
> fairly close. Anybody have any ideas?
>
> While we're on the topic of removing shunts, also, I'm assuming that the 
> more shunts removed, the greater the stress placed on the secondary 
> windings. So what's the possibility of putting 2 9kv nst's in series to 
> get 18kv? Added stress to the windings will happen, but is it worse than 
> removing shunts? I ask because 9kv units I have, I just kind of put them 
> aside after I got the 15kv unit. If I remember correctly, aren't nst's 
> center-tapped to the case? So if two are put in series and the cases are 
> just allowed to "float" with no grounding, does that get around the 
> center-tap issue?
>
> Thanks all,
>
> Neal.
> > Or, drop it in a tupperware tank full of xmfr oil so it gets better 
> > cooling and protection.
> >
> > Dr. Resonance
> >
> > - - -  snip - - -
> >
> > > I depotted a 9000 v 30 mil allison transformer, I put the whole thing on 
> > > a cookie sheet and put it in my gas grill. i tried to keep the grill 
> > > around 250-300 degrees. after about 10 minutes the tar started meltin, 
> > > after about 30 you could pour it out of the tranny box. I have to 
> > > caution this is very messy! after you get the inards out, (most people 
> > > dont recomend) i used gasoline to clean the actual transformer. When you 
> > > got it all cleaned it is easy to remove the shunts. You shouldnt go over 
> > > 3x (i heard from someone down the line) the I rating, i went 330 ma out 
> > > of a 30 ma, it worked for a lil while but not for long. If you up your 
> > > amperage your gonna have to get a bigger tank cap though, use java tC to 
> > > find out what your gonna have to do.
> >
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