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Re: Huge x-ray transformer for sale on ebay



Original poster: DRIEBEN-at-midsouth.rr-dot-com 

Richard,

I'm not sure why it's this big although I have wondered that
myself. Oddly enough, it seems that the 3-phase x-ray trannies
are smaller for the kV/mA ouput than single phase ones. Most
x-ray trannies of this magnitude are 3-phase.

David

----- Original Message -----
From: Tesla list <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
Date: Wednesday, February 11, 2004 9:04 am
Subject: Re: Huge x-ray transformer for sale on ebay

 > Original poster: "Richard Modistach" <hambone-at-dodo-dot-com.au>
 >
 > not a bad tranny, but why so big?,
 > a mate of mine has got a 150kv 500ma,
 > (from an xray machine that was ripped out of the
 > local hospital and thrown up the dump),
 > and it would be 1\5th the size of that.
 > got the whole machine actually and says he's going
 > to fire it up one day, he talks about dangerous equipment
 > with frivolous disregard,
 > luckily he's one of these dreamers,
 > all talk and no action.
 >
 > regards
 > richard
 > australia
 >
 >
 >
 > ----- Original Message -----
 > From: "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
 > To: <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
 > Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2004 9:16 AM
 > Subject: Huge x-ray transformer for sale on ebay
 >
 >
 > > Original poster: DRIEBEN-at-midsouth.rr-dot-com
 > >
 > > Hi all,
 > >
 > > Just letting everyone know that I have a huge Picker x-ray
 > transformer > that's now listed on ebay (item# 2595396034) It
 > makes for one heckuva
 > > Jacob's ladder if properly ballasted. The only downside is that
 > you'll > have to come pick it up. I'm not going to try to drain
 > and discard 62
 > > gallons of transformer oil! I also have a pair of 1156
 > Powerstat variacs
 > > (each rated at 140 volts -at- 56 amps and ran in series for 280
 > volt rating
 > > at 56 amps) that I'm using to ramp up the voltage to the tranny
 > that I
 > > would also let go for the right price ;^) Any questions, email
 > me direct-
 > > ly at < drieben-at-midsouth.rr-dot-com >.
 > >
 > > David
 > >
 > >
 > >
 >
 >
 >