Mine too, and now ... the real reason for this inquiry - why do you need one?
Coincidentally, as you mentioned in the preceding message, they claim NOT to use an RFG. Which technically does not mean they do not have a fair amount of RF noise in the reactor, does it? It means only that they have no dedicated RF generator. There are other reasons for having an isolation transformer than to protect your Variac and other instruments and computers from a source of disruptive electrical spikes, so it's not a smoking gun - but is there a good reason not to suspect either a spark gap or glow discharge arrangement inside the reactor somewhere? After all, if we were talking about resistance heating elements (ala AR) being your thermal input and your P-in, then an isolation transformer would not be needed, correct ? -----Original Message----- From: Terry Blanton > At 1:23 in the DGT video - there is seen a blue and yellow block on the > floor with wires going to the variac. What is it? An isolation (1:1) transformer is my guess.
