Re: Pole pigs in the UK (fwd)

To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
Subject: Re: Pole pigs in the UK (fwd)
From: Tesla List <mod1-at-pupman-dot-com>
Date: Tue, 21 Oct 1997 10:34:16 -0600 (MDT)
Approved: mod1-at-poodle.pupman-dot-com



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Date: Tue, 21 Oct 1997 09:53:47 +0100
From: Steve Rodway <Legion-at-bigfoot-dot-com>
To: Tesla List <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
Subject: Re: Pole pigs in the UK

Tesla List wrote:

> >       Anyway, what I'm asking is does anyone know where I might be able
> to
> >get a pole pig (or similar) in the UK?
> 
> Steve someone here (lost the message) got one by
> phoning round the electricity boards.
I've been trying to get number for the voards, anyone have some?

> Another alternative is to use two transformers salvaged
> from old micro-waves: secondaries in series, centre earthed
> primaries in anti-parallel. Gives about 4.5kV at 500mA.
	I'm not sure what you mean by "anti-parallel", could you draw a diagram
of the primaries?


> Are you sure you want to start with a pole-pig? - the advice
> seems to be to start with a neon transformer and get
> some experience before going on to a pig - this is
> scary stuff!
I have already used a 2.3Kv neon, which I boosted to 10Kv, but I was
still only able to get about 6" arc, so I'm looking for something much
more powerfull.

> Have you got a UK source for caps?
I did find a company, can't remember the name, but thier number was
01371 875668

		Thanks
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