Re: Source for Glyptol?

[Bill Dube <billdube@killacycle.com>]

At 10:31 PM 12/28/99 PST, you wrote:
>Hi all,
>
>Well, I have just about everything to put my fireballed motor back together, 
>but I haven't been to find a source for that insulating paint called Glyptol 
>that Bill Dube mentioned.  Where the heck does once find the stuff?  The 
>only thing I have found that sounds even close is in the Grainger catalog.  
>They show Krylon 1386 Green Epoxy Varnish, which is an aerosol spray.  It is 
>rated over 1900 volts/mil, and is listed as "high arc-resistant and 
>nontracking properties".  They also show Krylon 1385 Red and 7001 Clear 
>Insulating Varnish, rated 2100 volts/mil.  All these products are listed for 
>use on motor windings, armatures, stator windings, transformers and so on.  
>Does any of these sound like a reasonable alternative to Glyptol?

	Actually, these products sound BETTER than Glyptol. 

	When you spray windings, don't put it on too thick. Thick paint acts as a
thermal insulator and makes the windings run hot. 

	I would suggest putting a thin coat over everything except the brushes
themselves and the part of the brush holder that the brushes slide into.
Paint the electrical connection areas and bus bars after assembly with a
small brush. Paint the inside of the end-bell. Make sure that blobs of
paint don't alter the fit of the brush holder in the end-bell. Mask off the
area on the end-bell where the bearing slips in.


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