Re: [TCML] re-pot

[Sfxneon@xxxxxxx]

You might also try shorting the secondary terminals to the case, applying  
power to the primary and letting it run for a couple of hours. This  should get 
the core of the transformer pretty warm, giving you a head start when  you pop 
it into the oven. Otherwise, it can take a very long time trying to heat  a 
NST to the core when using only the hot air inside an oven to heat a  20 pound 
hunk of steel, copper and asphalt to 400 degrees.
 
Tony G
 
 
In a message dated 6/12/2008 11:54:34 A.M. Central Daylight Time,  
yurtle_t@xxxxxxxxx writes:

I've  used an oven. Mine had a very accurate and fairly low heat control. I 
simply  tried one temp, then waited half an hour. If that wasn't enough to 
soften it,  I raised the temp 5°, then waited again. Once I got the ideal temp, I 
would  take it to the garage and carefully dig out the potting with wooden  
implements.




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