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In Reply to: RE: replacing stamped transformer bells with solid aluminum posted by berndt on April 29, 2012 at 19:08:42
I'm not a commercial machinest, but I do make my own chassis and other hardware using a small CNC mill and benchtop lathe. That's an interesting idea regarding the clamping hardware. The only potential problem I would see is strength. Steel end bells are expected to be able to bend a little if necessary without damage when they're tightened down onto the laminations. You'll need to be sure the aluminum is thick enough not to crack when it's tightly installed, and a thin fishpaper gasket might not be a bad idea. Electrically, endbells probably look something like a shorted turn, and may provide a certain degeree of shielding as a result. In that regard, I wouldn't expect much difference between aluminum and steel.
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This is a cosmetic thing for me. I have inch and a half plate that I was going to fashion into replacement bell. It will be pocketed out on the inside for the wires but appear solid on the outside. Make the transformers look different. Hey it is the machinist side of DIY.
Love it!.... that from an older machinist. ;^)
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