Re: Fuse Secondary

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Original poster: "Albert Hassick by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>" <uncadoc-at-juno-dot-com>

Geek #1,  Seems to me that I saw a past post about someone wanting to use
a pipe flange as a mounting device for their coil and knowledgeable list
members replied that you should cut a slot into one side of the
flange,(or in your case the metal endcap of the fuse).  Seems it had
something to do with the solid metal cap acting as a shorted turn on the
secondary, so you may want to use some caution with this. I have never
tried it myself, but others seem to suggest that it would be detrimental
to the operation of the secondary coil.   Al.

On Thu, 18 Jan 2001 16:53:44 -0700 "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
writes:
> Original poster: "Christopher Boden by way of Terry Fritz 
> <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>" <chrisboden-at-hotmail-dot-com>
> 
> 
> Actually the idea is to keep the metal ends and use them for 
> connections. 
> One for the topload, the other (it's even threaded inside to vary 
> coupling) 
> for a ground.
> 
> 
> >Original poster: "Albert Hassick by way of Terry Fritz 
> ><twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>" <uncadoc-at-juno-dot-com>
> >
> >Hi Geek #1, Sounds good.  Cut off the metal ends and use the fuse 
> carcass
> >for a secondary.  Should work pretty good.  Glad you brought this 
> up
> >since I have some real big fat hi amp fuses in the shop from a 
> 400hp
> >480volt motor.  I have been tripping over these things for years 
> and it
> >sounds like you just came up with an excellent use for the shells 
> of
> >these big fuses!  Al.
> >
> >On Sat, 13 Jan 2001 18:55:59 -0700 "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
> >writes:
> > > Original poster: "Christopher Boden by way of Terry Fritz
> > > <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>" <chrisboden-at-hotmail-dot-com>
> > >
> > > On a recent outing with The Geek Group's U.E.T. (Urban 
> Exploration
> > > Team)
> > > through an old abandoned factory we "Aquired" some VERY large 
> fuses.
> > > About 2" dia and 19" long (counting the terminals, 14 without).
> > > They are a whiteish fiberglass tube with large copper endpieces,
> > > standard
> > > Buss fuse. They're rated the following....
> > >
> > > Type RBA-400 Fuse Holder
> > > S#677C371G01
> > > 8.25kV 400Max.Amps 50/60cy
> > > Max.interrupt.rating
> > > 8.25kV filter 29400 Amps Sym
> > > 8.25kV Condenser 16,000 Amps.sym
> > > Ratings Below 8.25kV see app data 36-664
> > >
> > > It looks like a german style hand grenade with the discharge 
> filter
> > > on the
> > > explosive end.
> > >
> > > Here's the rub....
> > >
> > >
> > > I have a fiberglass tube, hollow, with metal connections on each
> > > end, one
> > > end is threaded for mounting...this needs to be a secondary :)
> > > Thoughts?
> > > Ideas?
> > >
> > > Christopher A. Boden Geek#1
> > > President / C.E.O. / Alpha Geek
> > > The Geek Group
> > > www.thegeekgroup-dot-org
> > > Because the Geek shall inherit the Earth!
> 
> 
> 

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