Re: Oil-less Pig

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Original poster: "Terry Fritz" <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>

Hi,

:-)  A local guy had a core (still well damp with oil) that he tried to run 
at "low power" out of the oil.  It worked great and over time he was 
running it at full power.  But after a few months of being out of the oil, 
it dried up enough that one day it blew...  Totally destroyed the core.

There is some advantage in repotting the core in a smaller case if you have 
the metal and welding skills.  You can make the pig much smaller and 
lighter.  We don't need all the oil in our case, so we can repackage it to 
a smaller case for size and weight.  But that is quite a project.

In this case,  probably a touch with and arc welder will seal the 
hole.  J+B Weld would probably do it too if you clean and sand the area.

Cheers,

         Terry


At 03:13 AM 3/11/2003 +0000, you wrote:
>Hi Terry
>Thanks for the prompt and as ever staight to the point answer.
>
>Cheers Mike Tucknott
>
>
> >
> > Hi Mike,
> >
> > They do run without oil for a little while.  But when they flash over,
>they
> > destroy themselves.  Best not to try that.
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> >          Terry
> >
> >