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   BossHog | Feb 11, 2009 06:44pm | #1

   What the heck is a "megger"?

   Is it something like a henway ???

   The Constitution of most of our states (and of the United States) asserts that all power is inherent in the people; that they may exercise it by themselves; that it is their right and duty to be at all times armed [Thomas Jefferson]
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   mike585 | Feb 11, 2009 06:48pm | #2

   Used to check insulation. Crank up a high volt signal and measure resistance to ground.

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   BossHog | Feb 11, 2009 06:51pm | #3

   O.K. - Thanks. Never heard of one before.Can you test both fiberglass AND cellulous insulation?(-:
   Serious sport has nothing to do with fair play. It is bound up with hatred, jealousy, boastfulness, disregard of all rules, and sadistic pleasure in witnessing violence: in other words, it is war minus the shooting. [George Orwell, "Shooting an Elephant"]

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   mike585 | Feb 11, 2009 07:00pm | #4

   Sure. I've seen some electricians test each other.

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   BillHartmann | Feb 11, 2009 07:02pm | #7

   My father got my mother with one. And that was when they where dating.It was a hand crank job..
   William the Geezer, the sequel to Billy the Kid - Shoe

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   mike585 | Feb 11, 2009 07:48pm | #11

   My father got my mother with one. And that was when they where dating.

   It was a hand crank job.

   Nothing says "I love you" like that.

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   dovetail97128 | Feb 12, 2009 12:02am | #13

   So I am thinking a "Megger" must be some form of birth control?
   They can't get your Goat if you don't tell them where it is hidden.

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   BillHartmann | Feb 12, 2009 12:13am | #14

   "So I am thinking a "Megger" must be some form of birth control?"Clearly it did not work.These are similar to what he had.http://www.richardsradios.co.uk/evershed.html.
   William the Geezer, the sequel to Billy the Kid - Shoe

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   dovetail97128 | Feb 12, 2009 12:28am | #16

   reminds me of a hand crank WW11 surplus generator my dad had for awhile. After having a few drinks he and my uncles thought it fun to have us kids hold the leads while my 6'2" and 220lb uncle cranked it over.
   They can't get your Goat if you don't tell them where it is hidden.

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   joeh | Feb 12, 2009 04:30am | #17

   Bill, my neighbor's hoodlum son had a motorcycle he'd let us hang onto while he kicked it.

   Big fun about 1955 I think........

   what was I thinking?

   Joe H

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   jonblakemore | Feb 11, 2009 07:00pm | #6

   "Can you test both fiberglass AND cellulous insulation?"Only if your roof is vented. 

   Jon Blakemore RappahannockINC.com Fredericksburg, VA

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   joeh | Feb 11, 2009 07:25pm | #8

    

   "Can you test both fiberglass AND cellulous insulation?"

   Only if your roof is vented.

   Don't try starting that again!!

   Joe H

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   jonblakemore | Feb 11, 2009 07:42pm | #9

   So, Joe,Can I officially put you down in the "non-vented" roof category? 

   Jon Blakemore RappahannockINC.com Fredericksburg, VA

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   joeh | Feb 11, 2009 08:03pm | #12

   Can I officially put you down in the "non-vented" roof category?

   Yup.

   DP cells or spray it.

   Joe H

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   maddog3 | Feb 11, 2009 07:00pm | #5

   having used many meggers I would first ask you what you using it for ?

   unless you're checking anything above 250 Volts you sure don't need 5000 Volt testers, but most of the newer ones are a simple one button operation

   Fluke and Amprobe are two that would probably work for you

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   renosteinke | Feb 11, 2009 07:43pm | #10

   Grainger sells a model, made by Supro, for about $140. That's plenty good for anything you will be needing to do.

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   junkhound | Feb 12, 2009 12:24am | #15

   I use a variac and an old surplus 10kV oil furnace transformer for a megger, fairly safe, as the xfmr leakage inductance limit current to under 20 mA, nasty shock, but not enough to cause fibrillation from a safety standpoint. 

   Surplus power supplies out of disarded copy machines work well also, though most only go to 6 kV.

   Old microwave oven xfmrs are typically 7 kV, ya can get up to 100's of kV with a few of those in series, but very lethal if not understood. I very rarlEy add something like th note below TO ANY OF MY POSTS, but in this case it is needed if somebody thinks to just 'play with' old microwave oven parts.

   CAUTION YOU CAN DIE- the above is NOT for the casual DIY, multiple microwave oven xfmrs can kill you real quick if you do not know what you are doing!!!!!!!!!!!!  Even one xfmr at 7 kV and over 100 ma can kill YOU, as well documented

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   Gunner | Feb 12, 2009 05:29am | #18

        I've got  a couple out in the garage but I can't for the life of me think of the brand name. And I'm already in my jammies so I'm not looking now. I'll try to remember to look tomorrow.

       Just make sure your on the end with the button. That's all I got to say about it.

    

    

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