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Old September 30th 09, 04:45 AM posted to rec.radio.amateur.boatanchors
Adam Stouffer Adam Stouffer is offline
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Default Do SOLAs go bad?

Scott Dorsey wrote:

Could be, stick it on a bridge and see. Is it leaking?


Not physically Tomorrow I'll do some testing.


It may not have a 115vac regulated output. Some of the Sola
transformers were step-up or step-down. A call to Sola should identify
the part number. I have seen some with 24VAC secondaries.


I tried calling them but the guy basically laughed and told me good
luck. My understanding is its the Sola name but owned by a different
company. I tried searching to see if anyone had scans of an old catalog
but no luck.


Is the thing rated for 60cycle use? A 50 cycle ferroresonant transformer
will go berserk on 60 cycle power.
--scott


Its definitely 60 cycle. The supply runs a "super pressure" mercury arc
lamp for an optical comparator. Up until yesterday its had regular use
for years but now the lamp will not sustain an arc. The only problem
that stands out is seeing 60 volts on the caps rated for 150. Thanks for
the quick reply.


Adam