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Re: Pole pigs -- costs



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".
> 
> Chipchip, the cheapest way is to build yourself  reactor's, this will get 
rid of the variac's, arc welder and oven elements- my reactors all have 
taps coming out for different current settings,this will also get the 
juices flowing,it's the trade off, thought for bucks,my 18,000 watt t.c. 
can't tell the diff.

[Reactors?  Could you elaborate?  -- Chip]