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All the information needed is in the coil itself. Map the coil to a sheet of paper to locate the lugs, connections and winding data. Remove start or finish end of the top most winding, carefully. The coil will be sealed with a combination of bees wax and a hard damar wax. A solvent like odorless mineral spirits and a heat gun can be used to carefully clean the coils in place. Be careful be sure all mineral spirit is off  the coil and out of the work area when firing the heat gun. With one coil end removed use either calipers or a micrometer to get the diameter, subtract 1 or 2 thou. for the film coating. Use a magnifier and a wooden probe and count the turns and direction. Make the notes on the coil to the paper. When all data is on the paper in the form of a diagram with text, soak the form with mineral spirits and slowly unwind. keep all the wire bits for possible data recovery, (length). The winding liner is likely celluloid, it rots and the acids take the winding out. Kapton tape can be used as a liner or acetate sheet. When all turns are off and counted clean the coil form completely, use a lighter solvent if need be.

Prepare 1-1/2 cups of meted bees wax at about 150F, double boiler or electric hot plate do not over heat. Place the cleaned form in the wax and soak for 5 minutes, it may bubble, let that happen as it is moisture. Remove the form while hot, there will be a thin film of wax... Do not wipe off, the film is tacky and will grip the turns of wire so they won't unravel. With the data sheet and the tacky form, wind the coil. The project can be stopped for a break because the wax will hold the wire. Wind the first layer, place the liner (tape). Brush on with acid brush more wax, heat of wax may cause the tape to fail so do not dunk. Complete the winding. Solder the leads in place. Dunk the entire coil into the wax quickly, remove let cool then repeat twice more, allowing the form to cool in between dunking. A thick film of wax will seal out all moisture. The coil is complete and can be installed.

Use real refined bees wax not paraffin or bees wax blend for candles. These melt at too low a temp. and are slippery, not tacky. The lighter the color of the bees wax the more refined it is...

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