- 1. [Amps] Painting xfmrs (score: 1)
- Author: "Jeff Carter" <amps@hidden-valley.com>
- Date: Mon, 5 May 2008 16:03:16 -0400
- Hi all, I am currently refurbing a SB-220 and I'm using transformers from other units. These transformers are dusty and I was thinking about re-painting them black for that "new" look. I can't think
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- 2. Re: [Amps] Painting xfmrs (score: 1)
- Author: Scott McGrath <mcgrath@fas.harvard.edu>
- Date: Mon, 05 May 2008 16:08:51 -0400
- Some modern solvents might attack the insulation on the coils - I might instead clean and use rubbing compound and a cloth on the metal parts _______________________________________________ Amps mail
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- 3. Re: [Amps] Painting xfmrs (score: 1)
- Author: "Alex" <alexeban@gmail.com>
- Date: Mon, 5 May 2008 23:14:10 +0300
- Hi Jeff: Actually it won't matter. Just use some heat conducting paint, like what was called Barbeque Paint. It's true that there were all kinds of stories about its high lead content but, as long as
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- 4. Re: [Amps] Painting xfmrs (score: 1)
- Author: Lee Buller <k0wa@swbell.net>
- Date: Mon, 5 May 2008 13:22:43 -0700 (PDT)
- Why would you want to paint it if it will be in a box and not one sees it? Really, Why bother? Dust it off...use some 409 cleaner on it....and be done with it. Unless, you are like those guys with th
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- 5. Re: [Amps] Painting xfmrs (score: 1)
- Author: "EP Swynar" <gswynar@durham.net>
- Date: Mon, 5 May 2008 16:25:53 -0400
- Hi Jeff, I believe the Bill Orr series of Radio Handbooks espoused painting filament transformers that were to be located INSIDE THE AMPLIFIER ENCLOSURE a flat white...this was to reduce some ill-eff
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- 6. Re: [Amps] Painting xfmrs (score: 1)
- Author: Theo Bellamy <theo.bellamy@spirittelecom.com>
- Date: Mon, 05 May 2008 16:39:07 -0400
- Power transformers are like Harleys .... they should always be painted black! ;-) 73 - Theo K4MO _______________________________________________ Amps mailing list Amps@contesting.com http://lists.con
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- 7. Re: [Amps] Painting xfmrs (score: 1)
- Author: "Jeff Carter" <amps@hidden-valley.com>
- Date: Mon, 5 May 2008 16:54:32 -0400
- With one or two exceptions, the opinion of the list seems to be to paint the transformer, with more than one person saying they regularly do so, especially with transformers-in-a-can like the SB-220
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- 8. Re: [Amps] Painting xfmrs (score: 1)
- Author: "Alex" <alexeban@gmail.com>
- Date: Mon, 5 May 2008 23:59:18 +0300
- ...no it was for thermal reasons: being close to the tubes meant a lot of radiated heat and the white paint was for reflecting the radiated heat away from the transformer. Alex 4Z5KS Hi Jeff, I belie
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- 9. Re: [Amps] Painting xfmrs (score: 1)
- Author: "jeremy-ca" <km1h@jeremy.mv.com>
- Date: Mon, 5 May 2008 17:28:40 -0400
- Ive been painting transformers for about 50 years with no problems nor any hex from mythology. The Hi Temp paint used for painting engine blocks or headers works just fine and there is a wide choice
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- 10. Re: [Amps] Painting xfmrs (score: 1)
- Author: "jeremy-ca" <km1h@jeremy.mv.com>
- Date: Mon, 5 May 2008 17:33:18 -0400
- And with flames! I often use gray for the heavy iron if the chassis is black. Carl KM1H _______________________________________________ Amps mailing list Amps@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.c
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- 11. Re: [Amps] Painting xfmrs (score: 1)
- Author: "David C. Hallam" <dhallam@rapidsys.com>
- Date: Mon, 5 May 2008 17:44:30 -0400
- Aren't most Mil transformers gray? David KC2JD/4 _______________________________________________ Amps mailing list Amps@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/amps
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- 12. [Amps] Painting Xfmrs (score: 1)
- Author: José Arturo Molina <joseart@navegante.com.sv>
- Date: Mon, 05 May 2008 19:42:48 -0600
- I just replaced bad caps in my Collins 516F-2 power supply and since it was outside the cabinet I re-painted the main transformer, black, of courese. It does look very nice. 73, Jose, YS1MS _________
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- 13. Re: [Amps] Painting xfmrs (score: 1)
- Author: "jeremy-ca" <km1h@jeremy.mv.com>
- Date: Mon, 5 May 2008 23:49:00 -0400
- Yes. I like the slightly darker battleship gray. Carl KM1H -- Original Message -- From: "David C. Hallam" <dhallam@rapidsys.com> To: "jeremy-ca" <km1h@jeremy.mv.com>; <Theo.Bellamy@spirittelecom.com>
- /archives//html/Amps/2008-05/msg00067.html (11,626 bytes)
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