RE: Biggg power & the Elecric company meet :{

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Original poster: "Jeff W. Parisse by way of Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" <jparisse-at-teslacoil-dot-com>

This thread is making me question the very nature of the universe!

Kevin: you one lucky GI...

In the words of Fred Flintstone: Rasa Frasa Dasa Rasa...

Jeff

 > -----Original Message-----
 > From: Tesla list [mailto:tesla-at-pupman-dot-com]
 > Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2003 4:14 PM
 > To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
 > Subject: Biggg power & the Elecric company meet :{
 >
 >
 > Original poster: "Kevin Eldredge by way of Terry Fritz
 > <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" <kreld-at-flash-dot-net>
 >
 > All
 >
 >    The Biggg Coil was running 49 kVA last weekend after a hot, hot
 > day.  Several people were over to watch, then after one
 > minute all power
 > went out, shop, house & security light.  The security light
 > is before the
 > service entry wattmeter, oh-no.  The primary fuse for our
 > service drop
 > blew, no breakers blew anywhere.   Wife very aggitated as
 > Monk was on TV at
 > the time.  I pushed the Coil into its hanger & called the
 > Electric company,
 > then waited for the worst.  They came out & replaced the
 > fuse, and were
 > confused no breakers blew.  All power back on & all Ok. The
 > lineman thinks
 > it was the combunation of heat & high electric loads,
 > (airconditioner-ha
 > ha, it was the Coil)  Scared to run the Coil anymore for fear
 > of blowing
 > the fuse again, I went to the Electric Co-op & told my story
 > to the service
 > rep.  He said "what on earth do you have that requires 50
 > kW?" I explained
 > & showed a picture of the Tesla Coil.  I listened to his
 > response with
 > suprise,  "It must have been too small a fuse, well get a
 > bigger one on
 > it".  He was very understanding, or liked Tesla Coils.  Later
 > that day he
 > called me and told me if the fuse blows again he will send a
 > crew out &
 > replace our 25 kVA distribution transformer with a 50 kVA
 > unit. :)  :)  It
 > was like a dream.  He says the transformer should be able to
 > supply 100%
 > more than its rating for 10 minutes (it was a hot day).  The
 > next size
 > service entrance was a 400 amp service with current
 > transformer metering
 > and would be very expensive on my part, so I should see if
 > his idea works
 > first.  Is he a nice guy or what?
 >
 > Coiling in Oklahoma.
 > Kevin E.
 >
 >
 >
 >