Re: 75 kV HiPot Tester Available

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Original poster: "Godfrey Loudner by way of Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" <ggreen-at-gwtc-dot-net>


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Sent: Friday, December 20, 2002 3:54 PM
Subject: 75 kV HiPot Tester Available


 > Original poster: "Bert Hickman by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
<bert.hickman-at-aquila-dot-net>
 >
 > All,
 >
 > A local company has a GE 75 kV HiPot Tester they'd like to get rid of ASAP
 > at no charge, but you must pick it up at their facility in the western
 > suburbs of Chicago, IL. The HV transformer is rated for 75,000 volts at
100
 > MA. At this time the type of insulating oil is not known.
 >
 > The voltage control on this unit is very interesting - instead of a
Variac,
 > it uses a motor driven variable rotary transformer where the output
voltage
 > is adjusted by rotating one winding (the rotor) versus the other (the
 > stator). This is apparently a functioning antique and it comes with
 > operating manual... :^)
 >
 > Pictures of the unit can be seen at:
 > http://www.aquila-dot-net/berthickman/photos/HVstuff/75KV_HiPot.jpg
 > http://www.aquila-dot-net/berthickman/photos/HVstuff/HiPot_Front1.jpg
 > http://www.aquila-dot-net/berthickman/photos/HVstuff/HiPot_Front2.jpg
 > http://www.aquila-dot-net/berthickman/photos/HVstuff/HiPot_Rear.jpg
 > http://www.aquila-dot-net/berthickman/photos/HVstuff/HiPot_Regulator.jpg
 >
 > If you have any interest in this unit, or any portion of it, please let me
 > know before 12/27 - otherwise it will be scrapped.
 >
 > Best regards and happy holidays!
 > --
 > Bert Hickman
 > Teslamania, from Stoneridge Engineering
 > "Electromagically" (TM) Shrunken Coins
 > http://www.teslamania-dot-com
 >
 >
 >