K2-28. Demountable Transformer - 10 Kv Arc

Purpose

To demonstrate that a large voltage increase is attainable using a transformer.

Equipment

Letbold demountable transformer core with 250 turn primary and 23,000 turn secondary, secondary electrodes.

Setup Time

5 minutes.

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Description

The primary coil is plugged into 110 VAC. The turn ratio of nearly 100 produces a large secondary voltage which arcs across electrodes placed on the output of the secondary coil.