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Re: Transformer
From: Bert Hickman[SMTP:bert.hickman-at-aquila-dot-com]
Reply To: bert.hickman-at-aquila-dot-com
Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 1997 8:27 AM
To: Tesla List
Subject: Re: Transformer
Tesla List wrote:
>
> From: Lynn Anderson[SMTP:aasphalt-at-win.bright-dot-net]
> Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 1997 12:35 PM
> To: 'Tesla List'
> Subject: Transformer
>
> Went back to the place that has all the coax for sale and what did I see? A
> large transformer. Much larger than I will need for my first coil but
> perhaps the right size for a later version.Can anyone help me out and
> explain to me what I have found. If appropriate for a coil I shall buy it
> and either use it or trade to someone for something else. It says on the
> tag: G.E Catalog #9T23B3882,3OKVA,primary 480 V.,Secondary 240V. Type QL
> Nema class AA dry Type Transformer. It appears to be new.Thanks.
>
> Get your "Tars and Stripes" from Anderson Asphalt!
>
>
Lynn,
You've found an indoor 2:1 step-down transformer. These are typically
used in distributing power in office buidings. If you drove it from a
240 VAC source, you'd only get 480 volts out. When hunting for rocks and
minerals, I'd often run into "leaverite" - a very large, heavy, and not
particularly attractive specimen of unknown type. With large rocks, and
large transformers, sometimes the best bet is to "leaver 'er right"
there!
-- Bert --