Re: Simple Ballast - Photos and data

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Original poster: "Terry Blake by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <tb3-at-att-dot-net>

Hi Bert,

I was running from 20 to 25 A.

The ballast has never felt very warm to me, so I didn't think the inside
turns were getting very hot.

Terry Blake
Coiling in Chicago

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Subject: Re: Simple Ballast - Photos and data


> Original poster: "Bert Hickman by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
<bert.hickman-at-aquila-dot-net>
>
> Terry and all,
>
> After your extended run, I was able to put my little finger inside the
> spool. While the temperature inside the spool was somewhat warmer that
> the outermost turns of wire, it certainly wasn't "hot", and it was
> nowhere close to the rated temperature of the THHN insulation (90
> degrees C). Any idea about the current level you were running at?
>
> Best regards,
>
> -- Bert --
> --
> Bert Hickman
> Stoneridge Engineering
> "Electromagically" (TM) Shrunken Coins!
> http://www.teslamania-dot-com
>
> Tesla list wrote:
> >
> > Original poster: "Terry Blake by way of Terry Fritz
<twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
> <tb3-at-att-dot-net>
> >
> > Hi Dan,
> >
> > I started this Tesla stuff about 16 months ago and do not feel like an
> > expert on the topic.  There are lots opinions and it can be hard to
figure
> > out what is OK and what is a no no.  The gist of most coilers seems to
be
> > that it is OK to run transformers beyond the rating for a short time.
It is
> > usually a heat build-up sort of thing.  So why not a spool of wire, I
ask
> > you?
> >
> > I have not done testing on my ballast to see if there are areas inside
that
> > are getting too hot.  The outside never really gets that warm.  I have a
> > fellow coiler on video (Gary Lau, I think) saying that it is "slightly
> > warm".  He also tried to put his fingers inside, but did not report
> > anything.  I'll have to get things set back up and check it out in
further
> > detail for myself..
> >
> > I have put together a bunch of information about what I am running and
video
> > clips from the tesla event.
> >
> > Check it out.  All feedback welcome.
> >
> > http://www.tb3-dot-com/tesla/mrun/index.html
> >
msnip...