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Project ELF - Neutral Isolator - 1989 |
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Neutral isolator enclosure showing wire leads ingressing from the bottom. |
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Testing showing fluid flowing through the stranded conductor. The small interstices between the various strands allowed air exchange in and out of an enclosure that was otherwise sealed. Follow browser back arrow to return to this page from the movie. |
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Spark gap assembly from inside the neutral isolator showing mold growth due to moisture condensation. |
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Moisture and mold along the insulating Bakelite strips that separated the aluminum plates between which the spark gap was mounted and served as electrode heat sinks as well as electrode connections. |
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Pile of neutral isolators retired from the field in 1889 due too leakage. Not all isolator had the leakage problem. |
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