I scavenged a old 4 ton stone polisher machine for the best components and got off with a 3 kW AC servo motor + drive, 4+0.55 kW variable frequency drives. In this video I try to make the servo motor run despite missing a control panel that was gone from the machine. Teardown of the […]
3 kW AC Servo Drive From a 4 Ton Stone Polisher – Isolation, Day 32 Read More »
Variable Isolation Transformer are different from a variable transformer, like a variac. Isolation from mains gives greater safety. Teardown of a variable transformer, which provides a variable voltage and isolation. Single phase 1x250V @ 3A.
Variable Isolation Transformer – Isolation, Day 30 Read More »
I give a short introduction to the differences between autotransformers, variable autotransformers and variable transformers. I show my collection of 7 variac transformer / variotransformer in the range from 1x260V @ 2A to 3x400V @ 25A along with a 3x400V 10kVA isolation transformer. 3x400V @ 13A Variac demonstration with data monitor: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqeLLLZTBb8 You might wonder
Variac, Auto-, Vario- and Isolation Transformers – Isolation, Day 28 Read More »
Mounting hardware, fittings, insulation materials, acrylic, fibre-glass, bits and pieces. All salvaged from machines, equipment and other high voltage related material. I want to reuse all this in my own projects and experiments. I started spring cleaning my work shop and I have come across so many components. Its all in various bins, boxes and
Hardware, Materials, Salvaged Fittings and Much More – Isolation, Day 26 Read More »
This video shows the different fuses, breakers, MCB, RCD, melting fuses and automatic fuses that I have. I started spring cleaning my work shop and I have come across so many components in various bins, boxes and drawers that I finally had some time to get it sorted and put together in groups. High Voltage
Fuses In Power Electronics and Other Fuses – Isolation, Day 24 Read More »
A look into what the future brings of projects, teardowns and power electronics. Simple, complex, small and large, there will be it all, stay tuned! In this tour around the electronics lab and work shop, we get to see the tube amplifier, Arduino temperature logger, GPS stratum 0 clock, Tesla Coils, x-ray machines, high power
Future Projects, Teardowns and Power Electronics – Isolation, Day 22 Read More »
I never thought I would make a video about wires. This is what 3 weeks of isolation does to you. Wires, Cables, Aluminium, Copper, Busbar, Foil, Cables shoes, cable lug and so on.
Wires, Cables, Busbar and More Wires – Isolation, Day 21 Read More »
In this video I talk about some of the high voltage insulator items I have collected. Normal household 230/400VAC porcelain insulators with brass mounting hardware. Lineman clamping connectors to be operated by an insulated rod. From a large distribution transformer, there is some large brown 10 kVAC feed through high voltage insulators. Railway electrification system
High Voltage Insulators – Isolation, Day 20 Read More »