> Tom - what sort of high voltage source do you use for this
testing? I see a
> few hi-pot testers on ebay from time to time and wonder
what would be
> adequate for testing vacuum caps and other things such as
the connectors.
While I have hi-pot testers, I often use a small surplus 12
volt to 18kV power supply originally used for copiers. I
just vary the input voltage.
I use it because it can run from nicads.
Almost any low current HV supply will do. Hi-pots work fine.
73 Tom
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