Re: First light with pig power

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Original poster: "Brian by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <ka1bbg-at-webryders-dot-net>

Hey Weasle, glad to hear from you. come up for air and posted! Hope you and
the wife are well and enjoying! Good luck on the gap, sounds like typical
power arc, just not quenching. somebody will help you out! cul brian f.


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Sent: Saturday, July 13, 2002 9:54 PM
Subject: First light with pig power


> Original poster: "J. B. Weazle McCreath by way of Terry Fritz
<twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <weazle-at-hurontel.on.ca>
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> Hello Coilers,
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> I'm a few days away from first light with my new 14.4 KV, 10 KVA pig,
> but I have been running some tests with it on a Jacob's ladder to get
> the feel for it.  Based on what I've seen so far, it appears that my
> present "acorn nut" safety gaps will have to go, as the arc won't go
> out once struck.  Do those of you running pig powered coils just not
> run safety gaps anymore, or do you use a horn gap arrangement?
>
> 73, Weazle, VE3EAR/VE3WZL
> G-1#1214
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> Listening: 147.030+ and 442.075+
> E-mail:    weazle-at-hurontel.on.ca
>            or ve3ear-at-rac.ca
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