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I could be wrong but I feel at those temps the tar inside is gonna start to bubble or boil out the can... could be wrong though. I attempted to unpot one once... terrible time lol Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 16, 2019, at 8:47 AM, Amnite Ascended <jeremiahschmidt1018@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Sorry if your first thought was, "Jesus man.... Millionth time... > Fragile...." > > Anywho. So I want to see if a whole, working, NST will survive getting > powder coated. My main concern is the windings insulation. > > For those unfamiliar with the process, here is a quick overview. > The NST will get sandblasted. Then hung on a rack. The rack and NST will > then be grounded. The powder is charged so it easily sticks to the grounded > object. Then the NST will be heat treated to melt and bond the powder. This > is sticking it in an oven for 20-40 minutes, at temps between 325-425 f. > Lugs will of course been protected. The tar smell/smoke shouldn't be an > issue. > > I've never unpotted one of these, so seeking the experiences of the list. > > Thanks, > Jeremiah > _______________________________________________ > Tesla mailing list > Tesla@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > https://www.pupman.com/mailman/listinfo/tesla _______________________________________________ Tesla mailing list Tesla@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://www.pupman.com/mailman/listinfo/tesla