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Re: Bombarder set up

Posted By: Chilli
Date: Saturday, 17 August 2013, at 10:56 p.m.

In Response To: Re: Bombarder set up (SVP Neon Equipment)


Hi Mark,
Out of interest what would you be asking for the bombarder ??
I will check with some companies here in the uk about using 60Hz - I have already been told you can get "conditioners" that will convert down to 50Hz
Thanks
Chilli

> I am not an electronics expert by any
> stretch, but as I see it, the 50 Hz. is the
> biggest problem. There are some who
> adamantly adhere to the belief that you
> cannot/should not run something that is
> designed for 60 Hz. on 50 Hz. regardless of
> the primary voltage because it will cause
> reliability issues. Others say you can do it
> without failure problems, but it will
> decrease the efficiency. Perhaps someone who
> has extensive knowledge of such things and
> the credentials to back it up can chime in
> with some advice (self proclaimed
> "experts" need not apply.) If it
> were not for the 50 Hz., I have a 60 Hz.,
> 7.5 KVA bombarder with a slide choke that is
> 15kV secondary voltage with ~675 mA short
> circuit secondary current that will run on a
> 35 amp circuit. That is a small bombarder by
> most standards, but enough to do a single
> 15mm x 12 ft. unit without much effort.

> Mark


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