Re: Acquiring a pig

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Original poster: "Jason Petrou by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <jasonp-at-btinternet-dot-com>

If you live in the UK ask the LEB. They are replacing all the big oil filled
xfmrs with resin filled pnes - they are about 3 times lighter so they are
selling the old ones for scrap... like £15. so ling as you tell them you
want it for HV experiments and not stealing power of overhead lines...

Jason
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Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2001 6:07 PM
Subject: Acquiring a pig


> Original poster: "Jason Johnson by way of Terry Fritz
<twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <hvjjohnson13-at-hotmail-dot-com>
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> I was wondering where everyone on the list acquires their pigs. I haven't
> started actively searching for one yet, but there is a salvage yard and
power
> company not too far from my house, and I was wondering how everyone goes
about
> asking for a pig at these places. I don't look like I'm old enough to have
a
> pig (If you don't look old enough to buy booze, most people don't like
selling
> you things that are dangerous), and even though I'm fully aware of all the
> safety issues involved I might have a hard time explaining that to the guy
at
> the power company (I might be able to find someone at the salvage yard
though,
> provided they even have a pig there). Comments, suggestions?
>
> Jason Johnson
> G-1 #1129
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