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Is This Neon Trans. Worth Fixing?



Subject:  Is This Neon Trans. Worth Fixing?
  Date:   Thu, 22 May 1997 20:38:02 -0500
  From:   Tedd Payne <tpayne-at-netnitco-dot-net>
    To:   Tesla List <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>


I have a 15kv 30ma transformer which pops a 15A circuit breaker when the
primary is connected to the AC outlet.  There is no connection/load on
the secondary.  The outlet behaves normally with another transformer of
the same model.  There is no visible sign of a problem, except that
there is a tar leak down one corner, coming from the lid, (as though it
may have overheated, expanded, and leaked).  I have not yet checked it
with an ohm meter.

Is there a typical cause for this symptom, and what is the fix likely to
be?

Thanks for any info.

Tedd