Re: Floating pigs

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• Subject: Re: Floating pigs
• From: Jeff Larson <jflarson-at-starnetinc-dot-com> (by way of Terry Fritz <terryf-at-verinet-dot-com>)
• Date: Tue, 06 Oct 1998 08:03:46 -0600
• Approved: terryf-at-verinet-dot-com

Can't you just use the grounded side for the grounded end of the coil
and just not worry about that leg all together?  

Tesla List wrote:
> 
> Original Poster: Greg Leyh <lod-at-pacbell-dot-net>
> 
> > Oh, about floating HV outputs.  Inside my pig - on the core I see two HV
> > output leads.  One of which connects to the top HV bushing, and the
> > other is screwed to the xfmr core.  Im my case that grounded HV lead
> > could be easily brought out, ie, made floating.  The rating plate
> > contains a symbol indicating that one side of the HV output is tied to
> > the case, just like it is...
> >
> > Don't know if there are any insulation ramifications caused by floating
> > the output or not.  I would guess not.
> > -Bill
> 
> The question then would be whether the gnded end of
> the winding can actually support voltage, if floated.
> Did it look that way?
> --
> 
> -GL
> www.lod-dot-org

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	Jeff Larson		jflarson-at-starnetinc-dot-com

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