[Test-Equipment] Another boat anchor - Del Electric High voltage supply?

[Mike Manes]

Yeah, I do recall using RG-8 for hipotting, although it's been over
a decade now.  I was just thinking of the voltage rating listed in
the specs for RG-8 - and that's an RMS value at RF, not mains freq.
73 de Mike W5VSI

On 11/5/2010 10:44, Ron Youvan wrote:
> Mike Manes wrote:
>
>> Yeah, I can't think of where I'd need to test to 50KV for my own ham use
>> either.  But RG-8 type coax ought to be good to 5KV, and some of the
>> larger lines used in microwave and EME stations might need over 10KV.
>> I've rarely used the 5KV range on my Simpson 260, but I'm glad it's
>> there :=).
>
>     My (at work) hipotter uses plain old (solid dielectric) RG-8U as it's
> output cable, the meter goes to 40 kV, but the needle and the output
> Voltage goes to 47-49 kV with no trouble, at that Voltage everything
> sizzles.  Obviously plain old (solid dielectric) RG-8U is good for a lot
> more than 5 kV.  I have tested lots of 1/2" coax (W/O connectors)
> to that nearly 50 kV all were without leakage and arcing.

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