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Re: [TCML] re-pot
would this be with the full 120 volts on the primary?
or do you start low and bring the pri.volts up slowly ?
Thanks
On Thu, Jun 12, 2008 at 12:24 PM, <Sfxneon@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> 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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