ELECTROPLATED STATOR BAR END AND FITTING
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Abstract
The interior of a stator bar clip that is joined to the end of a stator bar is electroplated so that a metallic barrier coating overlies the braze joint between the stator bar and the clip to define a seal at and around the joint that is substantially impermeable to liquid.
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28 Claims
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1-25. -25. (canceled)
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26. A stator bar assembly end and a fitting receiving the end to define a seal substantially impermeable to liquid, the fitting having a chamber for receiving a liquid through an opening in the fitting and in communication with hollow strands forming at least a portion of said stator bar and for flow of the liquid through the hollow strands, wherein at least a portion of an interior surface of said fitting has a metallic layer disposed thereon, wherein said metallic layer is deposited by electroplating,
wherein said metallic layer has a thickness of about 1 to 3 mm.
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27. A stator bar assembly end and a fitting receiving the end to define a seal substantially impermeable to liquid, the fitting having a chamber for receiving a liquid through an opening in the fitting and in communication with hollow strands forming at least a portion of said stator bar and for flow of the liquid through the hollow strands, wherein at least a portion of an interior surface of said fitting has a metallic layer disposed thereon, wherein said metallic layer is deposited by electroplating,
wherein said metallic layer comprises a first electroplated metallic layer covered by a second electroplated metallic layer over the first electroplated layer and wherein said first and second plated layers are comprised of different metals.
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28. (canceled)
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