Voltage Suppressor Eliminates Stray Voltage

Voltage Suppressor Eliminates Stray Voltage MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT Miscellaneous 6-6-9 Reduced milk production, increased mastitis and jumpy animals are often the result of stray dairy barn voltage. "This new Suppressor Transformer solves the problem," says William Bickner, Heron Lake, Minn., a state electrical inspector and designer of the device. Bickner says his suppressor transformer is safer and less expensive to run than isolating transformers. He suggests that it be installed between the feed in and the main panel in the barn. To install ahead of the main panel, you shut off the power, unfasten the wires from the control panel, mount the unit and then run the wires through the suppressor transformer and reattach them to the panel." The system will work on either single or 3 phase systems. It works by developing a voltage which cancels the stray voltage on the neutral, Bickner points out. A green light on the suppressor control, which connects to the transformer with two wires, indicates that it is on and all is okay; a red light indicates the system isn't working. The control unit has two terminals. One fastens to a ground rod and the other to the incoming neutral wire. Less than 50 watts are needed to power the unit which plugs into a 110 outlet. Bickner is looking for a manufacturer for the unit. He estimates that retail cost for the system would be about $400. For more information, contact: FARM SHOW Followup, William Bickner, Box 286, Heron Lake, Minn. 56137 (ph 507 793-2646).

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