Re: The mother of all pole pigs!

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Original poster: "cougercat by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>" <felix1063-at-home-dot-com>

This may be off the subject a bit but how are you going to run the primary?
The "secondary" of these transformers which would become your "primary"
usually step down from 115kv+ down to 13800 or more volts.

--jeff




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Sent: Monday, April 30, 2001 4:24 PM
Subject: RE: The mother of all pole pigs!


> Original poster: "Loudner, Godfrey by way of Terry Fritz
<twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>" <gloudner-at-SINTE.EDU>
>
> Hi All
>
> If it say 500,000 volts as reported on the nameplate, it could be a
> capacitive coupled potential transformer. Then there should be a small,
but
> quite powerful, high voltage transformer inside the tank. I have seen
> something similar that had a 40KV transformer inside the big tank. The big
> tank I saw had all dry insulation. I wanted the transformer inside real
> horror story like, but they would not give or sell it to me. What a waste
> that such an excellent transformer went off to salvage.
>
> Godfrey Loudner
>
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Tesla list [SMTP:tesla-at-pupman-dot-com]
> > Sent: Sunday, April 29, 2001 2:36 PM
> > To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
> > Subject: Re: The mother of all pole pigs!
> >
> > Original poster: "Terry Fritz" <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > Are you sure that is a transformer and not a high voltage switch?  Try
to
> > find
> > a nameplate on it.  Also beware of PCBs.  It looks like it does not have
> > oil in
> > it and the open pipes may have let water inside.  Probably should open
the
> > access panel (if the oil is drained) before bringing it home to the
garage
> > to
> > see exactly what you have.
> >
> > Looks like around 120kV.  Possibly some kind of potential transformer.
I
> > would
> > go around to you local substations and see if you can find one like it
in
> > use
> > somewhere.  Then you can ask around for the details or see how it is
used
> > in
> > circuit...  The outside "can" tends to be generic for many devices so it
> > is
> > hard to say.
> >
> > Seems like over kill in any case for a Tesla coil but maybe you are
> > thinking
> > really big :-))
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> >         Terry
> >
> >
> > At 01:18 PM 4/29/2001 -0500, you wrote:
> > >
> > > Hello everyone.
> > > I have the oppertunity to aquire a very interesting transformer. I am
> > asking
> > > the vast knowledge of the list to please view the pic of it and tell
me
> > what
> > > this thing is. Thanks !!!!!!!!
> > > Here is the link.
> > >
> > >
> >
<http://home.mmcable-dot-com/surplus/images/transformer.jpg>http://home.mmcabl
> > > e-dot-com/surplus/images/transformer.jpg
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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