how to get the 8x9 coil covers off whithout breaking them

[Gunnar of bradford MN]

i found it a bit of a chalenge to get the coil cover off to clean it but what i found was you start at the back and pry it just so you can get a pice of 1/16" cardbourd under it and then slide it around like you would do to take off a tire and it works great no break umm thats good

 

[tabdog]

This is from a post on 11/01/07 entitled "For help removing coil covers"

Scully said.

take your machine outside and use the garden hose. Put a spray nozzel on it and spray the coil cover with high pressure water. That really helps to loosen a tight fitting cover and minimizes the chance of breaking it.


Hope that helps,

 

[roceda]

n/t

 

[rentasquid]

n/t

 

[JHM]

I tried some armor all and liked to never got it to stay on afterward!

 

[tabdog]

by causing glue to crack and then the coil may leak. It can also warp plastic and cause the glue not to adhere.

Just a heads up,

 

[rentasquid]

n/t

 

[rentasquid]

n/t

 

[tabdog]

The coil housing is in two pieces. They consist of the top and the bottom. Those two pieces are glued together if I'm not mistaken.

I'm sure they use the highest quality glue and it will stand up to lubricants for a long time. But over the coarse of time the lubricants will can cause deterioration of both the plastic and the glue that holds it together. That is why I think that Tesoro doesn't recommend lubricants or harsh cleansers.

Happy Holidays,

 

[rentasquid]

Only has a plastic top. That is filled with an epoxy resin over the windings. The donut coils are more similar to what you are describing. Regardless, you are right that harsh chemicals are never a great idea around sensitive electronics, no matter how well sealed they seem to be.

 

[rentasquid]

use the Mr. Clean magic erasers( or whatever they call them). You just rub those over any scuffs and discolorations and you have a nice white coil again. DONT use them on colored plastics, because it will just cause them to look faded in color.:sad:

J.

 

[tabdog]

Yes you are right, there are different methods of coil construction. I'm not qualified to go into all the methods of constructing search coils. But most of them involve epoxy or some kind of glue and plastic. Tecoro covers the entire outside of some of their coils with epoxy. Others are glued together and most are filled with epoxy. But that's for a discussion beyond my abilities.

Happy Holidays.