Re: 10kva pole pig needed with 29kv primary

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Original poster: Yurtle Turtle <yurtle_t@xxxxxxxxx>

Me too. Perhaps he grounds one of his 33.6 kV leads
and floats the two cores at 16.8 kV. That places the
other lead at 33.6 kV above ground potential. Kinda
like the way most pig folks ground one bushing.


Adam

--- Tesla list <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Original poster: FIFTYGUY@xxxxxxx
>
> In a message dated 10/22/06 3:16:42 P.M. Eastern
> Daylight Time,
> tesla@xxxxxxxxxx writes:
>
>  >If you reread, he said 30 kV, not 30 kVA. when fed
> 280 volts, two seriesed
>  >14,400 pigs will give more than 30 kV.
>
>  >>and for those new to the list..
>  >>the reason Im getting 30+KV out of this setup is
>  >> because I have the variacs wired for 280 vac
> total output, which
>  >> gives the piggie that extra boost...
>
>      My apologies to Scott. I misread his earlier
> clarification. Of
> course you can series two 14.4 kV pigs and get 30+kV
> out of them with
> suitable variac.
>      Although I think we're still a little curious
> why he has
> insulation problems with his two pigs?
>
> -Phil LaBudde
>
>
>