Most service centers dry windings and cure resin concurrently. It’s preferred that bake oven temperature should always be set to the recommended curing temperature for your resin. There are reasons that’s not always possible:

• Some of us have customers with specifications that dictate drying temperatures
• Resin manufacturers have specific recommended curing temperatures
• A few service centers use multiple resins for specific purposes, with different curing requirements

For those reasons, we sometimes have to change the oven temperature depending on what’s in the oven. Forgetting to raise the oven temperature to the curing temperature of your resin will result in reduced bond strength when the motor is in service. Likewise, opening the oven door to put in another job, or to remove one, allows heat to escape; therefore, the curing time is extended. And finally, remember that the “curing time” starts when the part is at the oven temperature and that larger stators may take several hours to reach the curing temperature.

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