Re: ballast are bogus!!! (fwd)

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Date: Fri, 07 Sep 2007 17:25:12 -0700
From: Barton B. Anderson <bartb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: Tesla list <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: ballast are bogus!!! (fwd)

Hi Greg,

Thanks for sharing that. There is another coiler here in the US that did 
the same and I think he was using 2 piggies. He did however have a long 
wire distance.

Take care,
Bart

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>Date: Fri, 7 Sep 2007 11:34:55 -0700 (PDT)
>From: G Hunter <dogbrain_39560@xxxxxxxxx>
>To: Tesla list <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: Re: ballast are bogus!!! (fwd)
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>"Ballast are bogus!!!" provokes a certain gut
>reaction--alarm mostly.  However, I actually witnessed
>just such a Tesla coil at the first-ever UK Teslathon
>in Corby.  I don't remember the coiler's name, but he
>used a hefty, un-ballasted  UK pole pig to drive an
>ARSG coil.  The gap had two flying electrodes spinning
>at perhaps 10,000RPM max.  The coiler claimed he could
>control wallplug current by varying ARSG speed.  The
>coil was an impressive performer.  No breakers
>tripped, and no power cables smoked.  Runs were
>lengthy and loud.  He was careful to spin up the RSG
>first--before applying power to the pole transformer. 
>Likewise, he powered down the pig before turning off
>the RSG.  I'm not advocating such a setup, and I have
>no plans to run my pole pig sans ballast.  I'm just
>pointing out that it's not as ludicrous as it sounds.
>
>Greg
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