RE: Unpotting techniques... (The patience pecking order)

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Original poster: "Garry Freemyer by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>" <Garry-at-NDFC-dot-com>

> If there happens to be some "stubborn" tar which you're not going to wait
to
> dissolve, the best tool is NOT a toothbrush!!!

> if you want a clean working NST, TAKE YOUR TIME!!!

Could we get off the patience pecking order please? I am plenty willing to
take as much time as needed, *IF* I know that that is what I should do.

1. I have seen a lot of people say to use a tooth brush and brush it every
day. I guess not knowing better makes me impatient. Not being able to figure
out that the toothbrush was wearing  holes in the windings because I
couldn't see it happening makes me impatient so I guess people with vision
problems are impatient by definition. I remember reading here posts from
people saying to use a tooth brush to clean it up. I figured brushing it
over lightly to remove the partially disolved tar to get down to the hard
tar a few times a day would help it along and get it done sooner. I guess
trying to do a quicker job of it makes me impatient.

2. Before I was *imformed* that I am being impatient, I read a lot of posts
saying that depotting and cleanup can be done in a few hours or even an
hour. I guess not knowing better due to lack of experience means I am
impatient.

3. In view of the previous statement, how am I to know that I am supposed to
soak it for a week several weeks? I guess my not knowing that soaking longer
would help makes me as impatient instead of just inexperienced.

4. I have soaked NST's for as long as six weeks and I still have stubborn
tar. This is far longer than the average two weeks soaking that was
reccomended by those who posted about their depotting techniques.

5. I don't understand how people are jumping to the conclusion that I have
not been soaking these for weeks already. Nothing in my post indicates that
I am not willing to soak these things for weeks. I guess becoming tired of
people telling me something I already know (I need more patient) makes me
impatient.

6. I don't know how much mineral spirits it takes to disolve X amount of
tar. After finding stubborn pieces of tar stuck to windings on various nsts
that had been soaking for a week to six weeks maybe more, I figured the tar
had disolved all it could. I guess not knowing how many gallons I should use
on an NST to clean it up makes me impatient.

6. I am perfectly willing to soak these bloody things for six months if
that's what it takes. Sure, I would like to have a working TC now, but
what's the use of having one working a week from now if it's going to burn
out? If it means I have to soak an NST for six months to have an NST that
can stand up to TC duty without frying, than that is what I am pefectly
capable and able to do. I have a number of containers I could stuff it in
and stick it back behind the building at work and forget about it till the
end of july.

7. Many of you remember my bad luck with MMC's and how I kept my mouth shut
and didn't complain to mouser for substituting rotton caps for what I asked
for. You didn't want me to endanger the market for MMC caps. I figured my
eating $80 bucks was worth it if it saves others the misery of having to go
through the hell I went through with building an MMC. I figured keeping my
mouth shut and eating that $80 in deference to the needs of the many was an
honor. Can't we have this consideration for another go both ways? Consider
your words. If you tell someone they are impatient enough, they will end up
being impatient or even more impatient. Nobody needs to have faults they are
painfully aware of being pointed out to them. 

8. I know I have a problem with patience but I don't need to be constantly
reminded of it. You folks do not know my history, You have no idea of what
kind of upbringing I had. I could tell you stories of what my dad did to me
that have made people faint on hearing them. I got enough browbeating from
my murderous dad to last several lifetimes. I don't need to have my faults
pointed out to me when I am trying to get a handle on this. I really doubt I
will ever get a handle on my "Problems" in this lifetime but having 10
people reminding me of my faults begins to hurt. I don't go around
criticizing others for what they do not know.

Please stop! Thank you.

PS: I am not as angry as this letter sounds. Just a little hurt. Maybe I
need to learn maturity. I guess maturity might help me have a thicker skin
but that's another topic.