Re: Ionizing Xfmr value

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Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <Tesla729-at-cs-dot-com>

In a message dated 1/13/02 8:55:11 AM Central Standard Time, tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
writes: 



>
> Hello All, 
>
> I have found a surplus GE ionizing xfmr originally for an air 
> cleaner. The faceplate ratings are 75 kv, 25 kva. What is a ballpark 
> fair value of the xfmr? It is dirty but all parts are intact and 
> functional. There are also some nice rectifier sets, 94 kv piv, 300 
> ma. 
>
> Thanks! 
> Gregory 
>
>


Gregory, 

I'm not sure what the fair market worth of that beast would be 
but it must weigh a ton! Or at least in  the 400 to 600 lb range. 
I have a surplus, oil-filled 140 kVp, 500 mA rated x-ray trans- 
former that tips the scales at a whopping 980 lbs! That's near- 
a half-ton. And except for the fact that I have it mounted on 4 
heavy-duty swivel casters, I certainly would NOT be "muscling" 
this monster around; and at 5' 10" and weighing nearly 240 lbs, 
I could stand to lose a few pounds I know, but I wouldn't exact- 
ly consider myself a "weakling", either. It's not ALL fat :-) 

Anyway, that sounds like a nice find and "I" would probably 
not want to sell it if I happened upon it :-) 

Sparkin' in Memphis, 
David Rieben