Re: laminations, insulation

• To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
• Subject: Re: laminations, insulation
• From: roderick maxwell <major-at-vicksburg-dot-com>
• Date: Tue, 11 Feb 1997 09:15:28 -0800
• Subscriber: major-at-vicksburg-dot-com Tue Feb 11 22:37:59 1997

Tesla List wrote:
> 
> Subscriber: pierson-at-gone.enet.dec-dot-com Mon Feb 10 21:58:06 1997
> Date: Sun, 9 Feb 97 13:09:38 EST
> From: pierson-at-gone.enet.dec-dot-com
> To: mail11:; (-at-teslatech)
> Cc: pierson-at-gone.enet.dec-dot-com
> Subject: laminations, insulation
> 
> >From my long ago training in 'lectrical engineering:
> 
> While, in theory, it is deirable to insulate the laminations, in PRACTICE,
> the voltages driving the 'circulating currents'/eddy currents is small, in
> the driection across the laminations.  In PRACTICE, the simple fact that each
> sheet IS separate is sufficient insulation for practical purposes.
> 
> Now this ws manufacturing/design practice based on conentionalish motor
> and transformer designs.  It May Be that neon, or stray tesla (lfrf) currents
> require explicit insulation.  But i doubt it...
> 
>         regards
>         dwp


  Well one of the other members on the list said it would be a good idea so I guess I'll 
go ahead and varnish it. Besides it will look better!

• Prev: transformers
• Next: Re: Pri/Sec coiling
• Index(es):
  • Main
  • Thread