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Changing NST Input Freq??
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Subject: Changing NST Input Freq??
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From: Tesla List <tesla@stic.net>
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Date: Fri, 5 Jun 1998 22:47:20 -0500
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From: Bill Noble [SMTP:william_b_noble@email.msn.com]
Sent: Thursday, June 04, 1998 11:39 PM
To: Tesla List
Subject: Re: Changing NST Input Freq??
lower freq will make your tranformer overheat and destroy itself - same
thing that happens when you run a 400Hz transformer on 60 Hz.
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>From: Bert Hickman [SMTP:bert.hickman@aquila.com]
>Sent: Wednesday, June 03, 1998 6:18 AM
>To: Tesla List
>Subject: Re: Changing NST Input Freq??
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>Tesla List wrote:
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>> From: djQuecke [SMTP:djQuecke@worldnet.att.net]
>> Sent: Tuesday, June 02, 1998 6:40 AM
>> To: Tesla List
>> Subject: Changing NST Input Freq??
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>> I dismantled some old telephone gear recently and have a rather large
>> frequency divider. Input 60hz, Output 30hz. It was hooked up with a
good
>> sized transformer and I think it may handle the current draw of an NST.
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>> So what would the effect be on the NST's output?? I seem to recall a
>> discussion that lower the freq may raise the Out current and lower the
Out
>> voltage, is this correct?
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>> Thanks,
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>> dj
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>DJ,
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>While running a transformer designed to operate at 60 Hz at 50Hz will
>usually work for intermittent duty, running it at 30 Hz will most likely
>cause the transformer to overheat and have lower output due to core
>saturation effects.
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>-- Bert --
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