To those who replied with their suggestions, and to those who haven't quite
replied yet...
Here's a little more info: I can't remove any windings and I can't remove
more of the insulating material. This is an induction/spark coil in a nice
wooden case. I need to work within the constraints described. Any more
ideas?
Thanks again for your creative thoughts.
Tedd
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tedd Payne" <teddp2@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Tesla Coil Mailing List" <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, April 14, 2008 8:52 PM
Subject: [TCML] Windings Repair - Should This Work? Is There a Better Way?
Hi,
I'm trying to solve a problem with a spark coil, but maybe the solution
could also benefit coilers in some way.
I've exposed a small section of the outer layer of the high voltage
secondary winding. The wire is very small, I can barely see the individual
strands. Here's the problem: 3 or 4 of the strands are broken and I'd like
to repair them. I'm not trying to reconnect individual broken pairs, I
think it would be good enough to just "short" all the broken ends together.
I don't think I can use a blob of hot solder because I don't think I can
adequately prepare the ends to bond to the solder, and I don't want to risk
heat damage to the surrounding area. Also, access to the wires is limited,
kind of like in a hole. I don't think I want to use a conductive paint or
glue, because if it doesn't work then I may have made things worse by adding
something which would be hard or impossible to remove. Here's my idea: use
finely powdered silver or copper to try to fill the area around the breaks,
maybe using a little liquid carrier which would evaporate cleanly. My
thought is that enough powder would allow electrical contact among all the
broken ends. If that works, then I would probably seal the repaired area in
some way.
So, do you think the powder would work? Do you have a better idea?
Thanks in advance for your comments!
Tedd
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