Re: Whatizit??

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Original poster: "Ed Phillips by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>" <evp-at-pacbell-dot-net>

Tesla list wrote:
> 
> Original poster: "Garry F. by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>"
<garryfre-at-pacbell-dot-net>
> 
> You know, that thing looks like some kind of small toroid for a topload. I
> bet the thing used to screw down on the end cap of a secondary.
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
> To: <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
> Sent: Friday, March 09, 2001 8:21 PM
> Subject: Whatizit??
> 
> > Original poster: "BunnyKiller by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>"
> <bigfoo39-at-telocity-dot-com>
> >
> > Hi All...
> >
> > I recieved some hi volt parts from Ebay and along with those parts was an
> > object that i have no idea
> > about. It looks as if it is made for hi voltage but the tests performed on
> > it provided no info.
> >
> > It has no resistance between the 2 connect points, it doesnt register as a
> > cap, and it also doesnt
> > behaive as a diode. The only thing I can think of is that it may be some
> > type of spark gap.
> >
> > It has a smallish toriod looking device on top with a 8/32 threaded post
> > down inside the middle, the
> > main case is glazed ceramic with a stainless steel mounting plate on the
> > base. the bottom is slightly
> > inset with a "wire" attached to the base. It looks like this thing is
> > capable of holding off about
> > 25KV or so.

	I have seen an identical gadget on top of a high-voltage relay.  Think
it is a HV standoff terminal with corona shield.

Ed