Transformer Tragedy - See the guts!

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Transformer Tragedy - See the guts!

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A new video about how a transformer looks undressed:



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I will NEVER offer to fix that shorted winding for you. Sorry.
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HEHEHE

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That goop holding the laminations together is varnish. Usually the whole transformer assembly is dipped, and then baked to cure it. I was afraid you were gong to slip and gash yourself with your screwdriver. Glad it turned out ok ;^)
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wouldn't be shocking, I"m pretty stupid that way :) I always find ways to injure myself. Did you see the solder iron slip into my finger on the tweedle dee series :P

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Yow! That was interesting to see indeed. It's actually amazing to me that you got it apart, damn!

A friend of mine paid MM to rewind a BFVibroVerb OT. $200 I think. I am very sure they dipped it in a serious chemical to breakdown that lacquer first. Well, that was great to see and glad to see that you didn't hurt yourself. That would have been a bad deal. :shock:
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Wow, you were able to spin the screwdriver and nut driver in opposite directions at the same time! I've never tried that, but something tells me I am not coordinated enough to succeed... :lol:
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hahah :) thanks both, yeah rooster, I'm debating trying to rewind it, I've got several stepper motors sitting around, an arduino, and motor drivers, I'm trying to think about a simple way to do it, but we'll see.

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