[Milsurplus] Drying Out an Open Frame, Large Power Transformer.

[John Hutchins]

David -
    You may also use a large plastic bin,  pack  rice the transformer 
and fill.
    Works for I phones why not  a transformer. : - }
Hutch

On 5/8/2015 11:03 AM, David Stinson wrote:
> This has probably been discussed before,
> but I can't find the threads.
> I have a large open-frame power transformer removed
> from a transmitter stored in a damp basement for years.
> People who store radios in damp basements should be moderatly 
> tortured.... slowly....
>
> I'd like to dry it out and test it before reinstalling it.
> I've heard of a box with a heat lamp, putting 4 or 5 volts
> on the primary and shorting all the secondaries to gently heat it up 
> from inside, etc.
> What are the recommendations for this?
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