200:1 Potential Transformer... More Info

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Original poster: "tesla" <tesla-at-vortexia-dot-com> 

    Thank You for all of the input! I should have been more specific on  the
rest of the equipment and the trannie. Here is what I do know about it.. The
PT weighs 252lbs and has a BIL rating of 350KV, unfortunately the rating
plate is missing (but the manual is on its way to me). As for my capacitors,
I have 10 Maxwell .03uF -at- 35KV caps that I can put together in various
configurations to get the voltage up and the capacitance down to the proper
levels, I was thinking of using 3 in series for a total of .01uF -at- 105KV.
The only unfortunate part is that I do not have access to the machine
equipment to make a nice rotary gap for this system, I was planning on using
the same static gap that I have been using and increasing the gap spacing
(is this really a god idea?). My current gap is shown at
http://www.vortexia-dot-com/coil/images/  It is built in a piece of 8" diameter
PVC and has a 2000 CFM blower that pulls air in the top of the gap assembly
and vents out of the bottom, I can cover the top with acrylic sheet to
increase the air velocity it needed.
    I have one other question, I have been wondering the best way to get the
power from the transformer to the coil over a longer physical distance. The
potential transformer stands 2ft tall and I did not want to place it too
close to the coil and risk it getting struck. My only thought was to use
something like RG-8 coaxial cable, I can't seem to find any good high
voltage insulated cable around that will handle that much voltage. Is this a
good idea?

            Thank You all again!!!

                    Jason Zuberer


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Sent: Saturday, December 02, 2000 7:10 PM
Subject: 200:1 Potential Transformer


> Original poster: "tesla" <tesla-at-vortexia-dot-com>
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>     Greetings all. I need some advice.... I just aquired a GE Super Bute
200:1
> insturment transformer. I am not entirely sure how to integrate this type
of
> transformer into my current system. I am looking at being able to limit
the
> current on the 120 side to 14-20A, but should I run this at full voltage
(it
> produced 24KV from 120)? Would it be better to run it at 80-90V input at
> 14-20A? I am just not sure and I do not wnat to kill a perfectly good
> transformer by overloading it (does anybody have an idea of the current
> handling capacity on these things?).
>     I would more than welcom any kind of advice that I can get on this
one.
>
>         Thanks in advance,
>                         Jason Zuberer
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