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Re: 250,000 volt nuclear transformer

Hi all,

About this radiation everyone is so concerned about, what I think about it
can be kept short :

everything in a nuke plant that goes out is checked for radiation, for
safety, they are legaly obligated to do so.
otherwise it would be stored until it's radiation has weakened enough till
it's safe.

Besides,  the only radiation is in the core and the core cooling water
whitch is completey isolated from the outside.

so no danger at all !

greetings from Jeroen Kooiman from the Netherlands (finaly sunny)


----- Original Message -----
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Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2000 3:23 PM
Subject: RE: 250,000 volt nuclear transformer


> Original Poster: "Andy Cleary" <gemware2-at-dreamscape-dot-com>
>
> I have received numerous questions about the radiation - and truthfully, I
> don't know.  I assume that it was no place near the reactor core, and the
> only reason why it was removed is because it was "obsolete".
> I haven't been able to get it home yet, it supposedly weighs 1000 lbs.
> Actually, it has caused quite a disturbance in the family.  My friend's
> mother has contacted my mother, and they are both worried about it.  As
soon
> as I can get it home I will post more info about it.  All that I can do
now
> is recall from my (usually not so good) memory.
> From what I can remember, the thing's base is only about 2ft x 2ft, but it
> is about 6 feet tall.  I would say that 4ft of the height is what looked
to
> be a giant insulator.  On the top is, I would say, a 2" bolt, maybe for HV
> connection.  Just before I bid on it I found a hatch, and looked in.  All
> that I could see (it was dark) was a 10,000 volt capacitor, and some other
> stuff inside.  I have to wait to get it home before I can get more info.
I
> didn't know how much trouble that $10 thing was going to be!
> Thank you for all of the info, everybody.  I will continue posting
progress.
>
> -Andy C.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tesla List [mailto:tesla-at-pupman-dot-com]
> Sent: Monday, March 20, 2000 10:16 PM
> To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
> Subject: Re: 250,000 volt nuclear transformer
>
>
> Original Poster: Rscopper-at-aol-dot-com
>
> Personally, I don't think I would ever purchase anything "formerly used in
a
> nuclear power plant"  Did you check it for radiation?
>
> It would be interesting to know how they insulated the components inside
to
> that voltage - are you sure it hooked directly to the 250K line?  Did you
> get
> any of the 6-foot insulators also?
>
> If you take it apart, post some pictures of the inside.  I don't think
> you'll
> get 250K out, since you'll have to current limit the heck out of it to run
> it
> off your house wiring.  To get the maximum KW out, you have to put the
same
> KW in.
>
> Scott
>
> << Original Poster: "Andy Cleary" <gemware2-at-dreamscape-dot-com>
>
>     I recently bought a transformer that steps down 250,000 volts to 115
> volts,
>  formerly used in a nuclear power plant. It weighs about 1000 lbs. and is
at
>  least 5 feet tall.  I think it said that it was a capacitively coupled
>  potential transformer. I was wondering if you could hook it up in reverse
>  and get 250,000 volts?  Are pole pigs connected in reverse for high
> voltage?
>  Unfortunately I don't have it now, because I couldn't get it home to
test.
>  If anyone knows if it will work or have any other comments then please
>  respond. Thanks,
>
>  -Andy
>
>   >>
>
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