Re: Pole pigs -- costs

To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
Subject: Re: Pole pigs -- costs
From: Chuck Curran <ccurran-at-execpc-dot-com>
Date: Fri, 30 Aug 1996 16:45:01 -0500
Tesla List wrote:
> 
> >From chip-at-grendel.objinc-dot-comThu Aug 29 22:49:49 1996
> Date: Thu, 29 Aug 1996 13:25:39 +0700
> From: Chip Atkinson <chip-at-grendel.objinc-dot-com>
> To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
> Subject: Pole pigs -- costs
> 
> Greetings all,
> 
> One thing not mentioned in the pole pig purchasing discussion is that
> they cost much more than just the transformer.
> 
> With a neon transformer, you just need the neons and a variac of about 20-30
> amp/120V capacity.
> 
> With a pole pig, you need the following items that you don't need for
> neon based systems: (Your prices may vary)
> 
> A pole pig ------------------- $300
> 50A/220V worth of variacs ---- $200
> Arc welder ------------------- $200 (new)
> Oven elements ---------------- Free (salvaged at recycling center)
> Wire for power cabinet, etc. - $100
> Power cabinet (contactors,
> circuit breakers, wire,
> meters, etc, no variacs) ----- $150 (est.)
> 
> Rotary gap
> (materials: G10, Plexiglas,
> polycarbonate, shaft,
> bearings, nuts, bolts, motor - $180 (est.)
> --------------------------------------------
> Total:                         $1130
> 
> There are probably some items you can do without, but if you have kids,
> you will want a cabinet to enclose the dangerous/delicate stuff, and
> with resistive load, the performance is not as great (I hear).
> 
> Basically don't expect to plunk $300 down for a pig, take it home and plug
> it in.
> 
> Flames are always "welcome".
> 
> Chip


Hello Chip and all:

	I have to compliment you for the information provided in regards to the
pole pig based system total cost.  Your prices reflect what I saw too
within a few percent.  Thanks be to Hamfest sources and obtaining old
rejected stuff from our lab at work stuff.  

Chuck