Re: help NST potting

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Original poster: "Yurtle Turtle by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <yurtle_t-at-yahoo-dot-com>

I depotted several NST's using my oven in our kitchen.
Our oven has (had, we moved) electronic controls, so
5° increases were possible. I startd at the lowest
setting, which (I forget) was lower than 200° F. I set
the NST on top  of a $2 - $3 big flat stainless steel
bowl. I slowly increased the heat until the potting
started oozing. I allowed as much potting as possible
to ooze, then took the whole mess to the garage to
pull the potting off with a putty knive. I repeated in
the oven until there was little potting left. At that
point I used gasoline to finish the job. I never got
to the "stink" point before going to the garage.

I believe that if you have a pure "tar" nst, and an
electronic oven, that you can safely depot an nst
WITHOUT stinking up the house. I believe "stink" comes
with temperature of the potting compound.

Adam
 
--- Tesla list <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com> wrote:
> Original poster: "Allanh by way of Terry Fritz
> <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <allanh-at-starband-dot-net>
> 
> I have depotted two NST's. Its not easy but I did
> mine
> using a smoker, outside on the deck. I placed the
> NST on a small sheet of
> tin inside the smoker and just set for 150 to 175
> degrees. NST's are like
> turkey's, the more they weigh the longer you bake. 
> Have fun.
> 
> allan
> 
> 


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Adam Minchey
yurtle_t-at-yahoo-dot-com
http://www.geocities-dot-com/yurtle_t/index.htm

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