Re: series pigs

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Original poster: "Ed Phillips by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <evp-at-pacbell-dot-net>

Tesla list wrote:
> 
> Original poster: "Jim Lux by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
<jimlux-at-earthlink-dot-net>
> 
> No real problems... The insulation on a typical pole pig is rated for much
> higher than the normal (10-15kV) primary voltage because of lightning and
> switching transients  (80+ kV is typical) .
> 
> If your pigs are the kind with one side of the primary (hv winding)
> connected to the case, you'll have to run them with the cases connected
> together.

	That last sentence sounds like total disaster to me!!!!!  Whole case
hot?????

Ed