Re: de-tarring question

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• Subject: Re: de-tarring question
• From: "Ed Phillips" <evp-at-pacbell-dot-net> (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>)
• Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2000 20:33:11 -0700
• Approved: twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net
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Tesla List wrote:
> 
> Original Poster: Kevin R Eldredge <kreld-at-juno-dot-com>
> 
> Pete.
> 
>   I use a cheap 1500 watt hot plate that can be found at any discount
> store, and set the transformer directly on the element outside the house.
>  This works well when the wife (mom, etc..) gives you "the look" when you
> put a non- food item in an oven.
> 
>   Care full not to let the expanding tar run over & on to the hot
> element.   Pour the molten tar out a little at a time to prevent this.
> This will take some time due to the built in thermostat.   To speed the
> process you can yank the bottom cover off the hot plate, and bypass the
> thermostat & thermal fuse to get constant heat.   In my case, the thermal
> fuse blew after some time (which is its job) at high heat which is why I
> bypassed it.
> 
> Also, keep an eye on it at all times, very hot, hot plate.
> 
> Hope this helps
> 
> Kevin E.

	Has anyone tried using a hot air gun?  More controllable than a hot
plate, I would think.  Have a couple of pretty potent ones here (get
things hot enough to soft solder), but haven't tried them on a
transformer.......

Ed

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