Re: [TCML] Tested Transformer

[Ed Phillips <evp@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

It's likely that you have an internal short like DC Cox mentioned.  YOu
can often repair them though.  The most likely cause is carbon tracking in
the asphalt in which the transformer is potted.  

You can use a cheap bbq grill and heat the thing up to melt the stuff out.
Often just doing that will fix it, so don't throw it away just yet.

Chip"

	If you do don't turn it upside down to pour the melted tar out.  The transformer may fall out of the case and pull the HV leads out of the coil.  I've had good luck using a powerful hot air gun to heat the tar around the insulator of the bad end.  A lot cleaner and simpler than the grill.

Ed


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