Re: 3 phase coils

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Original poster: Jim Lux <jimlux@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

At 11:45 AM 7/11/2005, you wrote:
> Original poster: Michael Brooks <screaminfleadesigns@xxxxxxxxx>
>
> I know this thread died in May but I have been up to my ears in 
> distractions...
> I teach basic 3 phase at a Tech school and would like to look into a 3 AC 
> coil or jacobs ladder.
> I am especially enthralled with the way the magnitudes balance each other 
> and am curious as to how this would pan out in a coil or ladder.
>
> If I ever get it together and actiually finish some of these porojects I 
> might actually learn something : /
> 'flea
>
> Tesla list <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Original poster: "J. Aaron Holmes"
I would start by trying a 3 phase Jacobs ladder using 3 Neon Sign 
Transformers connected with primaries in Y and  secondaries connected in delta.
The usual NST has 110V primary, so 208/120Y would probably be the right way 
to go.