[TCML] Subject: Overheated Secondary

[bartb]

Something else I should add. Some people are very skin sensitive. If 
your one of those people who's hands get almost numb washing parts with 
gasoline, find a way to keep it off your skins (gloves come in real 
handy here). In my younger years, my skin was thick and I could bathe in 
the stuff. These days my skin is thinner and gasoline can numb up the 
skin on hands. Something I've noticed that has increased over the years. 
Now when I'm cleaning something with gas, I try to keep my hands out of 
the bucket as much as is possible (varies with the task at hand of course).

Take care,
Bart

bartb wrote:
> 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
>>>>