Don't hook the two high volt terminals together!!!!! You will get fireworks.
I cannot see your particular transformer, so take what I say with a grain of salt. Many transformer makers label things slightly differently (especially foregn made stuff), and not being able to see the print is a bit of a disadvantage. If you find someone on the list with your same transformer, take their advice over mine. Better yet, get with the seller of the transformer if possible. I'm assuming (bad way to start) that you have a 120volt to 12000volt transformer. Normally on the 120volt side there will be a L, N, G, or line neutral ground, or power neutral ground, etc. Get these right with your wall socket. Don't use a 2 prong plug, use only a poperly grounded socket. This matters. On the secondary side, there is often a center tap. The terminals are usually marked L1, L2 and G. L1 and L2 are your two terminals for you electrodes. The center tap, or ground it may be called, is to be hooked to the ground line on your wall socket. The purpose for this is to stop any voltage floating. This keeps your secondary voltage at +6000 and -6000 as compared to ground, which YOU are an equal comparisson. Without the center tap grounded, the voltage may float to some other relationship to ground, for example +12000, -0. While the meter will still read 12000 between the terminals, the potential voltage between the system and YOU will be higher. Remember, I am not there to look at your particular transformer, and there are different ways to make transformers, and some just plain oddballs out there. Take your time and get enough info to be sure. Jim B Wondga wrote: > Hi all, I purchaced an Allanson 12000 volt neon sign transformer > and was wondering if anyone on the list would know of how to hook up > the secondary system. It has 2 terminals for high voltage and a > ground screw on the high voltage side as well as a ground screw on > the low voltage side. The box says mid point grounded.My concern is > what terminal on the secondary side should i hook the silver wires > that go abouve the water to, and should the submerged bar be hooked > to the secondary ground?Also would it be possible to hook the two > high Voltage terminals together then bring a wire from them to the > banana plug that has the suspeded silver electrodes (the ones abouve > the water). I tryed it a couple different ways, but got a bit of > fallout and silver specs in the water , noticable the next > day. Anyone that may have info on this would be grreatly > appreciated. thanks Bob
