Re: Oil-less Pig

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Original poster: "Terry Fritz" <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>

Hi Mike,

They do run without oil for a little while.  But when they flash over, they 
destroy themselves.  Best not to try that.

Cheers,

         Terry


At 04:44 PM 3/10/2003 +0000, you wrote:
>   Hi List
>
>Well some bad news on the old pig front, it has sprung a leak, big one 
>(well big enough).
>I drained the rest of the oil out this afternoon and Brian has taken the 
>shell away in order
>to try and find out where it is leaking and to see if it is repairable.
>
>What I want to know is, is it possible to run a pole pig WITHOUT the oil. 
>I know the oil
>helps with the cooling but as tesla coil runs are short that should not be 
>a problem, but
>what about the coil insulation ?????.
>
>The pig is a 15kVA unit  230v AC input and 11.5kV AC output. There are a 
>few pics of the
>coil in it new box on our web site (if that`s any help).
>
><http://freespace.virgin-dot-net/michael.tucknott/cutdown.htm>http://freespace.virgin-dot-net/michael.tucknott/cutdown.htm
>
>So who has a pig without the oil and how long did it last.. ??
>
>Cheers Mike Tucknott & Brian le Page