Rick, I used a good amount of JB weld to cure the leak on the PA plate transformer on my T-368. The leak occured at the bottom of the conical shaped, HV insulators. I had considered moiunting upside down, but there is certainly not enough room to do that in the T3. I was starting to look for another transformer, and then someone suggested JB weld. Yes, it does have iron in it, but I have it on the base on the insulators. The total insulation path has been reduces by less than an 1/8 th of an inch Been working on the transmitter with full plate power on and off for a few weeks now. No arcing or problems of any sort and no leak either. de KA4JVY Mark
----- Original Message ---- From: Rick Brashear <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Discussion of AM Radio in the Amateur Service <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, May 19, 2008 4:23:18 PM Subject: RE: [AMRadio] Oil filled capacitors That's interesting. I honestly don't think it would matter either way. The area that is leaking is on the bottom of a 1" insulator, so the adhesive will be no closer to the center conductor than will be the metal case. I sure appreciate all the help guys. Rick/K5IAR > JB Weld does not contain any form of metal. .................. ==================================== The MSDS shows that the resin portion of the original J-B Weld contains 10-20% iron filings. http://jbweld.net/techinfo/index.php I wouldn't use it for this application. K7DFW ______________________________________________________________ Our Main Website: http://www.amfone.net AMRadio mailing list Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ List Rules (must read!): http://w5ami.net/amradiofaq.html List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html Post: mailto:[email protected] To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word unsubscribe in the message body. ______________________________________________________________ Our Main Website: http://www.amfone.net AMRadio mailing list Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ List Rules (must read!): http://w5ami.net/amradiofaq.html List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html Post: mailto:[email protected] To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word unsubscribe in the message body.
