[TCML] Subject: Overheated Secondary

[bartb]

Hi DC,

I know the risks and I'll do it anyway. I've used gasoline forever (you 
have no idea what me and gasoline have been through). My brother is a 
fire fighter up at Lake Tahoe. Even he understands as he grew up 
rebuilding engines as I did. Yes, bad things can happen if you don't 
know what your doing or have a little knowledge of the volatility of 
gasoline. The same is true with high voltage. Imagine a newby buying a 
pole pig and deciding to stand next to the pig ears or associated wiring 
while powering it up. A little dumb don't you think? Same is true for 
gasoline or other volatile substances. From a solvent standpoint, 
gasoline is far superior to kerosene.

For a comparison, using gasoline is like using a pole pig. Kerosene is 
like using an NST. But, you will still have people using pole pigs (like 
yourself). What's the difference? Understanding the dangers and taking 
the required precautions. In high voltage and gasoline, there is always 
a danger and safety is never guaranteed.

This is really about cleaning NST cores with solvent. Poor a little gas 
in a coffee can (a mechanics bucket) and use a nylon brush to clean 
parts. It's simple and effective. Dispose of the gas as soon as your 
done (don't want a can of gas lying around when you decide to run the 
coil). Always open the garage for good ventilation. Don't smoke. Don't 
be near a flame source. Don't use a steal brush on steal parts that 
could generate a sparks. It's all common sense.

Don't drink alcoholic beverages and then decide to run your coil. See, 
even more common sense.

I stand pretty firm on the use of gasoline regardless of the scare some 
people have. A life time of experience with that particular substance is 
why (and for many years, on a daily basis).

Take care,
Bart




resonance at wildblue.net wrote:
>
> My trash pile was outdoors and it the vapor spread 10 ft in a matter of
> seconds.
>
> Hey folks --- just don't do it.  The burns hurt way to much to tolerate.
>
> Kerosine works vey well --- just use it with care also.
>
> D.C. Cox
>
>   
>> Hi Dr,
>>
>> Yes, this is really the best advice as I have witnessed firsthand
>> how devastating second and/or third degree burns over a signi-
>> ficant percentage of a person's skin surface area can be. Six
>> months of very painful recovery and therapy and permanently
>> disfiguring scars, if you're fortunate enough to survive the ordeal,
>> are no walk in the park! Once the surface are of serious burns
>> begins to exceed 50% of the body's skin surface, the mortality
>> rate really goes up. A pretty high price to pay indeed to save a few
>> dollars. Like I said before, it's very difficult to predict where the gas
>> vapor fumes might find an anonymous source of ignition, even
>> if you call yourself "being careful". Unfortunately, I realize not
>> everyone is going to heed this advice but I will say that if you
>> must use gasoline as a solvent, do it in a well ventillated, like
>> outdoors. Using any more than a few ounces at a time inside a
>> closed room, as is often the case during the winter months, is
>> courting disaster!
>>
>> David Rieben
>>
>>
>>     
>>> The bottom line is NEVER EVER USE GASOLINE for any type of solvent work.
>>>
>>> The few dollars you save per gallon will in no way equal the pain of the
>>> slowly healing burns.  A burn lasts a long time and it's just simply not
>>> worth the risk.
>>>
>>> USE KEROSINE ---- ALWAYS!
>>>
>>> Dr. Resonance
>>>
>>>       
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