RE: Banked NST failure scenerio

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Original poster: "Loudner, Godfrey by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <gloudner-at-SINTE.EDU>

Hi Rick

With the primary of the NST open, I would think that the impedance of the
seconday would limit the current. 

Godfrey Loudner

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> Subject:	Banked NST failure scenerio
> 
> Original poster: "Rick W by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
> <rickwilliams404-at-earthlink-dot-net>
> 
> Hi List,
>  
> I have 3 NSTs in parallel, Franceformer (depotted) 15/30s, all in phase,
> working fine. Combined current = 103ma as measured across a 1000ohm
> 100watt
> resistor.
>  
> Each is presently fused with 10A slo-blo fuses. ( If that's the wrong fuse
> value I'd appreciate any suggestions. )
> Anyway,
> If one of those fuses should open would the resulting 60ma from the 2
> active
> secondaries harm the "dead" secondary if that secondary was not open? Or
> would
> the inductance be enough to withstand the applied current? 
>  
> I'd like to find out the effects of this before adding any more to the
> bank.
>  
> Thanks all !!
>  
> Rick Williams
> Salt Lake City
> 
>