Re: Dissolve Xfmr laminations

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Original poster: "Luc by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <ludev-at-videotron.ca>

Hi Daniel,

Try methanol to be sure some time it could melt varnish that
other solvent couldn't melt.

An other solution is to go to a machine shop and have your
transformer precision saw in "E" and "I".


Cheers,

Luc Benard   

Tesla list wrote:
> 
> Original poster: "Daniel Hess by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
<dhess1-at-us.ibm-dot-com>
> 
> Forgive me if this has been discussed on the list previously but does
> anyone know what will dissolve the stuff that they use to glue transformer
> laminations together with? I've recently come across two large power
> transformers that I want to disassemble and rebuild as a current limiting
> inductor for my pig.
> 
> The transformers look as if they were literally dipped in the stuff; Root
> beer color and is brittle. Chips off easily. I've tried acetone, lacquer
> thinner and mineral spirits but this stuff just laughs at these solvents.
> I'm tempted to invest in a five gallon pail of Berryman's B-12 Chemdip
> (carburetor cleaner) but I'd hate to invest $90.00 just to find that it
> won't work either.
> 
> My goal is to reassemble the laminations in an 'E' config with an 'I'
> plate, separated by a plastic shim to provide current adjustment.
> 
> Daniel