Re: Transformer dissasembly

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Original poster: "Gerry Reynolds" <gerryreynolds-at-earthlink-dot-net> 

Another idea is to hack saw the core to separate the E from the I.  Of
course you lose the core :-((

Gerry R



 > Original poster: "Virtualgod" <mike.marcum-at-zoomtown-dot-com>
 >
 > If the laminations are interleaved back and forth, you're in for alot of
 > elbow grease. The way I used to do it (nowadays I'm lazy/time-constrained,
 > so I buy fresh ones) is put the core in a vise, pull/chisel out the wedge
 > holding the windings, and pry the laminations apart 1 at a time and pull
 > them out with pliers. You'll probably chew up the first few until there's
 > enough room to slide them out easily. I don't see how a machine can throw
 > these together with any speed. If it's a really big core (100's of EI's)
 > it'll take a few hours.