Re: Fuse Secondary

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Original poster: "Christopher Boden by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>" <chrisboden-at-hotmail-dot-com>


Actually the idea is to keep the metal ends and use them for connections. 
One for the topload, the other (it's even threaded inside to vary coupling) 
for a ground.


>Original poster: "Albert Hassick by way of Terry Fritz 
><twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>" <uncadoc-at-juno-dot-com>
>
>Hi Geek #1, Sounds good.  Cut off the metal ends and use the fuse carcass
>for a secondary.  Should work pretty good.  Glad you brought this up
>since I have some real big fat hi amp fuses in the shop from a 400hp
>480volt motor.  I have been tripping over these things for years and it
>sounds like you just came up with an excellent use for the shells of
>these big fuses!  Al.
>
>On Sat, 13 Jan 2001 18:55:59 -0700 "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
>writes:
> > Original poster: "Christopher Boden by way of Terry Fritz
> > <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>" <chrisboden-at-hotmail-dot-com>
> >
> > On a recent outing with The Geek Group's U.E.T. (Urban Exploration
> > Team)
> > through an old abandoned factory we "Aquired" some VERY large fuses.
> > About 2" dia and 19" long (counting the terminals, 14 without).
> > They are a whiteish fiberglass tube with large copper endpieces,
> > standard
> > Buss fuse. They're rated the following....
> >
> > Type RBA-400 Fuse Holder
> > S#677C371G01
> > 8.25kV 400Max.Amps 50/60cy
> > Max.interrupt.rating
> > 8.25kV filter 29400 Amps Sym
> > 8.25kV Condenser 16,000 Amps.sym
> > Ratings Below 8.25kV see app data 36-664
> >
> > It looks like a german style hand grenade with the discharge filter
> > on the
> > explosive end.
> >
> > Here's the rub....
> >
> >
> > I have a fiberglass tube, hollow, with metal connections on each
> > end, one
> > end is threaded for mounting...this needs to be a secondary :)
> > Thoughts?
> > Ideas?
> >
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