RE: replacing stamped transformer bells with solid aluminum

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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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Topic - replacing stamped transformer bells with solid aluminum - berndt 19:08:42 04/29/12 (12)

I did that to my Sonic Frontiers SFS-80 - david_dobson@sympatico.ca 10:46:33 04/30/12 (1)

RE: I did that to my Sonic Frontiers SFS-80 - berndt 10:52:15 04/30/12 (0)

RE: replacing stamped transformer bells with solid aluminum - Triode_Kingdom 04/29/1220:12:00 04/29/12 (2)

RE: replacing stamped transformer bells with solid aluminum - berndt 20:28:41 04/29/12 (1)

"Hey it is the machinist side of DIY." - Mossback 04:07:37 04/30/12 (0)

RE: replacing stamped transformer bells with solid aluminum - Tom Bavis 19:58:36 04/29/12 (6)

RE: replacing stamped transformer bells with solid aluminum - Triode_Kingdom 20:14:50 04/29/12 (4)

RE: through bolts - unclestu 12:21:52 04/30/12 (3)

RE: through bolts - Tom Bavis 06:03:15 05/1/12 (2)

RE: through bolts - Swanson 09:51:43 05/1/12 (1)

RE: through bolts - berndt 10:52:22 05/1/12 (0)

RE: replacing stamped transformer bells with solid aluminum - berndt 20:06:26 04/29/12 (0)

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RE: replacing stamped transformer bells with solid aluminum - Triode_Kingdom 04/29/1220:12:00 04/29/12 (2)

RE: replacing stamped transformer bells with solid aluminum - berndt 20:28:41 04/29/12 (1)

"Hey it is the machinist side of DIY." - Mossback 04:07:37 04/30/12 (0)

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