Sorry, I forgot to include a link to some photos. If anybody has any input
on this transformer, I'd like to know!
https://imgur.com/a/AwaPmWS
~Dan
On Tue, Jun 25, 2019 at 8:44 PM Brandon Bebault via Tesla <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> On the topic of transformers I have a
> Single phase 12kv 100kva pole transformer on trailer that I need to get
> rid of soon in the Los Angeles Area.
>
> I hope it ends up powering a massive massive coil instead of in a
> recycling center.
>
> -Brandon
>
>
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Jun 25, 2019, at 7:39 AM, Steve White <steve.white1@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > Hello Dan,
> >
> > If you are up for a drive to Cedar Rapids, Iowa (about 5 hours) I will
> give you a stack of large E and I laminations. They are too expensive to
> ship. I used some of these to make my ballast and I have a lot left over.
> The E sections are about 11" x 8". I took these from a 25 KVA 120/240/480
> distribution transformer.
> >
> > Steve White
> > Cedar Rapids, Iowa
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Daniel Kunkel" <dankunkel@xxxxxxxxx>
> > To: "Tesla list" <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Tuesday, June 25, 2019 8:02:57 AM
> > Subject: [TCML] 3 phase zig zag transformer
> >
> > Hello list,
> > I have recently acquired a 50KVA transformer. I believe this is a 3 phase
> > zig zag transformer (with taps for buck/boost?). I was hoping to use it
> as
> > a ballast for my next coil project, and I tried to do a simple test this
> > weekend, but it didn't work as expected. The pig did not trip the 50a
> > breaker, but it did *PEG* my 80a panel meter.
> >
> > If all else fails, then I might have to disassemble and make my own
> > hand-wound ballast. But I don't know how feasible it will be to break
> apart
> > those laminations (they appear to be interleaved E's), and since this
> thing
> > has to weigh 500+ lbs, its not like I can just move it around at will and
> > position it easily.
> >
> > Suggestions on what to do with this beast?
> > Thanks,
> > ~Dan
> > Kansas City area...yep, still wet out there
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