Re: Higher Voltage Pole Pig

To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
Subject: Re: Higher Voltage Pole Pig
From: Jim Fosse <jim.fosse-at-bdt-dot-com>
Date: Wed, 07 Aug 1996 00:45:59 GMT


>From: Malcolm Watts <MALCOLM-at-directorate.wnp.ac.nz>
>To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
>Subject: Re: Higher Voltage Pole Pig
>

>I'm hoping to give this idea a test run this weekend. The rotary speed
>will be about 2 - 2.5 breaks per 1/2 mains cycle. I haven't got the 
>speed control electronics housed yet. I will be doing it with the 
>only transformer I have at the mo (12kV 60mA neon) so watch for smoke 
>signals :) I also want to give my plate cap a thrashing and try a
>comparison between big bangs/slower break and higher break/small 
>bangs. It won't be a really definitive test however. Like all good 
>experimenters I need a decent lab, piles of time and more variation
>in transformer choice.
><big snip>
>
Malcolm,
	Will you be able to scope your TC primary during this run?
I've still not gotten any confirmations or denials on the outrageous
numbers for my pig/rotary/cap test that I posted awhile back. (sorry
my mail reader ate those posts, I can't reference them)

	jim