Floating pigs

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• Subject: Floating pigs
• From: Greg Leyh <lod-at-pacbell-dot-net> (by way of Terry Fritz <terryf-at-verinet-dot-com>)
• Date: Mon, 05 Oct 1998 17:30:47 -0600
• Approved: terryf-at-verinet-dot-com

> Oh, about floating HV outputs.  Inside my pig - on the core I see two HV
> output leads.  One of which connects to the top HV bushing, and the
> other is screwed to the xfmr core.  Im my case that grounded HV lead
> could be easily brought out, ie, made floating.  The rating plate
> contains a symbol indicating that one side of the HV output is tied to
> the case, just like it is...
> 
> Don't know if there are any insulation ramifications caused by floating
> the output or not.  I would guess not.
> -Bill


The question then would be whether the gnded end of 
the winding can actually support voltage, if floated.
Did it look that way?
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-GL
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