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Re: [Amps] Drying out HV transformers / Chokes

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Subject: Re: [Amps] Drying out HV transformers / Chokes
From: Steve Thompson <g8gsq@ic24.net>
Date: Sun, 18 Sep 2005 08:14:30 +0100
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Don Lemley wrote:

>Hi all,
>
>       Ok, I know this has been covered here before, but is there a
>consensus on how to get the moisture out of HV plate transformers and
>chokes, so they won't arc on me......
>
Self heating? An untried idea - short one of the windings, and apply a 
little voltage to the other with a variac and let the thing warm up 
gradually, increasing the voltage until it sits at 50C/120F for a few 
days. My guess would be to short the primary and apply volts to the 
secondary.

Steve
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