Re: Wiring two 15KV 240V/50Hz Transformers in Series for use with 110V (fwd)

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Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2007 14:44:22 +0800
From: westland <westland@xxxxxx>
To: Tesla list <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: Wiring two 15KV 240V/50Hz Transformers in Series for use with 110V
    (fwd)

Oh... interesting.  You can have 220v lines installed.  Do you just take 
the standard 220v pair and feed it to a subset of sockets. 

I'll have to look at your site.  And thanks for the insights in the 
alternatives.  I will probably keep my 220v to 15KV transformers and 
look for ways to feed them 220 in the US

Thanks again everyone for your help and suggestions

Chris

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> Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2007 01:25:48 +0000
> From: Jeff Behary <jeff_behary@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: tesla@xxxxxxxxxx
> Cc: jeff_behary@xxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: Wiring two 15KV 240V/50Hz Transformers in Series for use with 110V
>     (fwd)
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> Hey Chris,
>
> You can get an industrial control transformer rated for 1 KW fairly cheap - 
> normally less than $100.  They come in handy for a lot of experiments, and 
> can handle being over-powered for short periods of time.  Most of them are 
> smaller than a neon transformer (but just as heavy) yet can transform either 
> 110/220 - 220/440V depending on how you wire them.  They come in handy in 
> general for other small appliances too.  Before we had 220 lines installed 
> in our home I was using one to power our eastern european tea kettle (made 
> by the former "Tesla" Radio company) and coffee pot.  (They boil 1 litre of 
> water in less than 2 minutes!)
>
> http://www.electrotherapymuseum.com/Forgotten_Tesla_Technologies/TESLA_Radio/images/Tesla_Radio_2.jpg
>
> Also, the fact that you can wire them and get 440V is also a nice bonus.  I 
> have an additional posting regarding Tesla Coils powered directly from line 
> voltages that you may want to try if you go this route...
>
>
> Jeff Behary, c/o
> The Turn Of The Century Electrotherapy Museum
> http://www.electrotherapymuseum.com
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