RE: OBIT testing the ebay way!

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Original poster: "Christopher 'CajunCoiler' Mayeux" <cajuncoiler-at-cox-dot-net> 

It's not just you. :D

I personally hook `em up to a variac, and
ramp it up to about 3 to 5 volts on the
120v side of the NST, and THEN it'll work
with the old Simpson (like my 260-7PRT)
without blowing it up. (I hope the guy
selling the OBIT reads this).


 > -----Original Message-----
 > From: Tesla list [mailto:tesla-at-pupman-dot-com]
 > Sent: Sunday, August 01, 2004 8:15 PM
 > To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
 > Subject: OBIT testing the ebay way!
 >
 >
 > Original poster: "Hydrogen18" <hydrogen18-at-bellsouth-dot-net>
 >
 > <http://cgi.ebay-dot-com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=67815&item> 
=5712734587&rd=1>http://cgi.ebay-dot-com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&cat
egory=67815&item=5712734587&rd=1
 >
 > This guy doesnt know he has an OBIT but I quote:
 >
 > "I hooked up the old simpson to it and plugged it in and out real quick
 > while watching the meter peg out on the 1000 volt scale"
 >
 > Is it just me or is that not only incredibly dangerous(if you
 > were holding
 > the meter especially)but probaly damaged his meter unless he inserted the
 > plug and removed it in under 8 ms?
 >
 > ---Eric
 >
 >
 >