Re: another pole pig query

To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
Subject: Re: another pole pig query
From: "D.C. Cox" <DR.RESONANCE-at-next-wave-dot-net> (by way of Terry Fritz <twf-at-verinet-dot-com>)
Date: Thu, 04 Feb 1999 18:34:08 -0700
Approved: twf-at-verinet-dot-com

to: Tristan

It will work in theory but not in practice.  The peak "hits" on the xmfr
will quickly overheat your resistors to the smoking point -- been there,
done that.

Dr.Resonance-at-next-wave-dot-net

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> From: Tesla List <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
> To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
> Subject: another pole pig query
> Date: Thursday, February 04, 1999 2:16 AM
> 
> Original Poster: "Mad Coiler" <tesla_coiler-at-hotmail-dot-com> 
> 
> I thank everyone who responded to my last pole pig post! I learned 
> valuable info from it!
> 
> My new question: I have been long debating how to ballast it. I dont 
> really want to spend $$$ on a welder. I cam up with another possibility. 
> Between myself and a friend, we can come up with a number of huge 10 ohm 
> power resistors. These appear to be able to take considerable wattage, 
> hooked them across 120V (thats 1.44kW). I figure I can get the right 
> ballast (240V) by using a bank of 4 of these in parallel (2.5 ohms) in 
> series with a similar bank (5 ohms total). That would limit the current 
> to fourty-some amps I think. Does anyone know how much V I will loose on 
> the pig by using these R's for ballast? Any other thoughts on R ballast 
> in general? Remember this ballast idea is free (already have the R's). 
> The specs for the pig again is 240V input, 19,920V output 10kVA.
> 
> Thanks,
> Tristan Stewart,KC2EBM
> 
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