[Amps] questions about hi pot tester

[Steve Katz]

What's the application?

A lot of off-the-shelf hipot testers for consumer electronic equipment
stop at 6kVdc (because that's the limit of the requirement for
compliance testing on a 240V circuit) and that's not nearly high enough
voltage to test, say, a high power transmitting tube.

Are you looking to do compliance testing, which requires a stipulated
ramp time, dwell time and leakage limit?  Or just to see where stuff
flashes over?  How high a voltage?

WB2WIK/6

-----Original Message-----
From: amps-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:amps-bounces at contesting.com]
On Behalf Of Commander John
Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2008 10:18 AM
To: amps at contesting.com
Subject: [Amps] questions about hi pot tester

Hi All
  I need a hi pot tester.  Three years ago I set out to build one and am
no where near done.
  So I am looking to buy a working unit.
   
  I am in need of what to look for in purchasing a used unit.  I am not
a rich guy so cheap is in.  In checking ebay I noted some old ones with
voltage to about 6kv and using little light bulbs to indicate leakage
current.  Suggestions please.
   
  Thank you
  john w9zy  
   
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