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In article <1992Apr13.093036.425@cmkrnl.com> jeh@cmkrnl.com writes:
>In article <1992Apr8.161347.3926@ole.uucp>, ray@ole.uucp (Ray Berry) writes:
>> rdi@cci632.cci.com (Rick Inzero) writes:
>> ...
>>>Note that there exist some big neon sign transformers.  Mine
>>>is rated 15,000 volts at *3000* ma.  This most certainly would
>>           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>> 	Must be a real honker- 15 KV * 3 A = 45 KVA :-).. Pray tell, how many
>> hundreds of pounds does it way [sic], and for what purpose was it designed?  Curious
>> minds...
>
>For that matter, what do you power it with?  That's more power than an entire
>house is typically supplied with (residential 100-amp service). 45 KVA would
>eat 125 A from *all three phases* of 120/208 "wye" three-phase.  
>

I take 5 or 6 lengths of 2 gauge wire, and climb up the
pole around midnight, and hook 'er up!  The spark jumps
between the aluminum siding on my neighbor's house, and
mine, up the TV antenna masts, then dissappears, and reappears
at the bottom.  You can hear the crackle 3 blocks away!

Ok, OK!  Enough already!  This was a test, yeah, that's it!  A test!
Just to see if you are paying attention (I sure wasn't!).

Maybe, just maybe, I just remembered wrong, and have now
checked, and it reads "30 ma".  I assure you, the neighborhood lights 
do NOT dim when I plug it in.

Well, it certainly generated some lively (albiet monotonous) discussion!
:-) :-) :-)

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