isolation material

[Nacho-RT74]

what's the material used on ammeter gauge studs to isolate from cluster housing?

[Topher]

If it's like other gauges it looks like a small piece of masonite. Is yours broke?

[Nacho-RT74]

what is masonite ?

I'm fixing a Charger 70 on all its electrical stuff. Studs were internally loosen and one of the studs was READY FOR A SHORT allmost to make contact with housing. Overheating on stud because loosen stud  practically made "dissapear" the isolation piece because burnt what it looks like somekind of cardboard

[mikepmcs]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masonite


then there is the stuff those brown carb insulators are made of,  on the aircraft and we called it micartel block(don't know how to spell that)

[Topher]

I have fish paper here if you'd like a piece. I use it to insulate the windings when I rewind the fields in a motor. Send me your address and I'll send you a piece.

[mikepmcs]

shipping to Venezuela is not that cheap 

[Topher]

An envelope shouldn't be too bad. This stuff is just a few thousandths thick, and he'll only need a 3" square piece.

[Nacho-RT74]

shipping to Venezuela is not that cheap 

for a piece like that using regular mail is not really expensive, BUT will take a month to get it LOL

[Topher]

Is there an electric shop, or a motor rebuilding shop in your town? Check and see what they have.

[Nacho-RT74]

yeah will do! thanks for the suggestion and the offer!!!

I was thinking on a piece of hard cardboard BUT if some heat there could get some flames easier than this original piece.

There is an auto electric shop close to me. Never though on that! but is because is hard to find ANYTHING down here