Re: Requiem for a Piglet: I am a murderer

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Original poster: "Jim Lux by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <jimlux-at-earthlink-dot-net>

In power engineering terms, the HV winding IS the primary... the LV side IS
the secondary...

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Subject: Re: Requiem for a Piglet: I am a murderer


> Original poster: "Terry Fritz" <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>
>
> Hi Ken,
>
> Me thinks that you meant "325 Ohms across the "secondary"" and "0.061 Ohms
> across the "primary"...  Of course, "coilers" tend to reverse the meaning
> of primary and secondary from what the true pig users mean...   I guess we
> all understand the meanings here...
>
> We must keep are heads during this tragedy...
>
> Cheers,
>
> Terry
>
>
> At 12:28 AM 9/8/2002 -0500, you wrote:
> >my polemount transformer measures 325 Ohms across the primary, secondary
is
> >0.061 Ohms across the 240 volt winding. It's a 10kVA 14.4kv unit and has
the
> >standard aluminum coils.
> >
> >KEN
> >
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
> >To: <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
> >Sent: Saturday, September 07, 2002 11:53 PM
> >Subject: Re: Requiem for a Piglet: I am a murderer
> >
> >
> >> Original poster: "Terry Fritz" <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>
> >>
> >> Hi Dave,
> >>
> >> Slow down here....
> >>
> >> 1.4 ohms measured with just a hand held meter may be perfectly normal!!
> >> That little 9V battery is not going to magnetize that big iron core in
the
> >> there worth a darn.  The primary "resistance" is mostly "reactive
> >> inductance" that your little meter can't see.  200 feet of like 10
gauge
> >> wire is not going to have much DC resistance!
> >>
> >> So don't go draining oil and lifting cores just yet!!
> >>
> >> Here is what I would do.  Disconnect the output terminals of Ariel from
> >> "everything", just two unconnected horns.  Then get a BIG high wattage
> >> light bulb, space heater or hair dryer and run it in "series" with each
of
> >> the two legs off the center tap.  If it is shorted, the appliances will
> >run
> >> fine.  If not, you will only be able to get about 0.25 amps though each
of
> >> the 120VAC legs of the primary windings.  Basically, you need to run
about
> >> 10 amps of 60Hz AC through the thing to get a "good" reading where the
> >> cores get good magnetization currents.  The fact that the legs all read
> >the
> >> same now is a giveaway that it is not shorted.
> >>
> >> Is the secondary shorted?  If so, the above test will fail on both
legs.
> >> 1K on a pig's secondary seems pretty normal for pure DC wire loss.
Again,
> >> the "AC" reactance is the key.  A "little" streamer back flash is
nothing
> >> compared to the lightning strikes these babies are meant to survive.
If
> >> you got this pig from anyplace with a reputation, they probably pulse
> >> tested it to levels that make a Tesla coil look trivial.  Pigs just
don't
> >> die...  Gomez killed his after running it a few years "without oil" at
> >like
> >> 10kVA...  Streamer strikes just don't have enough energy to do much
> >> damage...  Murder?  I ain't even sure there is a body yet...  Start
> >testing
> >> "everything"...
> >>
> >> Of course, something probably "is" broken...  Try running a big high
> >> wattage heater, or what ever, off Jennifer and check the wiper and her
> >> contact windings for a "bad spot".  If found, sand and grind the heck
out
> >> of it and go on...  You really need to test each part out well and be
> >> "sure" that you have a dead part before getting too excited.
> >>
> >> My guess is...  "Condenser Products 0.05 ufd caps"...  If you got blown
> >caps...
> >>
> >> Cheers,
> >>
> >> Terry
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> At 11:22 PM 9/7/2002 -0400, you wrote:
> >> >Brothers,
> >> >
> >> >I admit it: I thought I was better than those peasants who insist on
> >using
> >> >such a trifles as a strike rail. I thought I was well protected.
Tonight
> >I
> >> >spent considerable time rearranging the lab for greater spark length.
I
> >paid
> >> >much attention to safety and grounds and all manner of coiling
> >imperatives.
> >> >
> >> >I wasn't worried about a strike rail because I had my safety gap well
in
> >> >hand, and I thought piggies were indestructible; but this is not the
> >> >case--for tonight I killed my Ariel.
> >> >
> >> >My Ariel. She is my piglet, and I killed her.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >Oh sure, amidst the tears, as part of the loving post mortem, I
measured
> >her
> >> >primary resistance.
> >> >1.4 ohms across all 3 fetching terminals--much of it probably the
aloof
> >> >probe wire. She then begged me for attention to her secondary. About 1
K,
> >I
> >> >measured after gaining some control of the racking sobs. We wept
> >together.
> >> >She appreciated my sensitivity. Jennifer, my tender Variac, shuddered
as
> >I
> >> >asked her to attempt defribrilation. Ariel would not allow the death
of
> >> >another.
> >> >
> >> >She told me that the data are correct. Even in death, her
stoicism.....
> >Dead
> >> >short in her primary. Cancer. Probably terminal. I am not worthy of
you,
> >> >Ariel.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >On the 'Morrow I shall lift her crinolines and violate my love, but
with
> >all
> >> >the respect  of which I am capable. I will plunge my warm hands into
her
> >> >moistness and perform exploratory surgery. She suggests a siphon to
empty
> >> >her love oils. I told her I will proceed with care, but I fear that I
am
> >not
> >> >worthy. She told me  she still loves me, and I wept once again.
> >> >
> >> >Forgive me Ariel! I will do my best to save you my darling. Should
> >> >revivification obtain, I will effect the construction of a strike rail
of
> >> >such felicity that we will weep together again in  production of
sacred
> >> >resonant discharge. We've shared that many times--You are my soldier.
> >> >
> >> >I will not forsake thee, sweet love.
> >> >
> >> >With  humility,
> >> >Dave Hartwick
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
>
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