Author Topic: oil on my eletric motor coil  (Read 1850 times)

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ja304

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oil on my eletric motor coil
« on: May 14, 2003, 03:07:00 AM »
Due to no fault of my own, an eletric motor's copper coil windings took a bath in hydrocarbon oil, which left a sludge.  What is the best way to clean the coil windings? IPA?

Organikum

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toluene or xylene
« Reply #1 on: May 14, 2003, 07:46:00 AM »
if this doesn´t work try diethylether (starter spray). But will work. Works much better if slightly warmed up before use (~35°C - 40°C). The copper coils are coated(insulated) anyways so you won´t have to worry to much, just be careful with acetone (ketone) or chlorinated solvents (tetrachlorethylene etc.)