Re: 19.9 kV 10KVA pole pig

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Original poster: "Dr. Resonance" <resonance-at-jvlnet-dot-com> 


If you attend our Teslathon in Sept. I would be willing to trade you a 14.4
kV 10 kVA for your 19 kV 10 kVA xmfr.

Dr. Resonance

Resonance Research Corporation
E11870 Shadylane Rd.
Baraboo   WI   53913
 >
 > I sold a lot of my Tesla/high voltage stuff a few months ago, including a
 > 10 kVA, 14.4 kV pig that list member Steve Vance purchased from me. My
main
 > reason for selling the stuff was that I just don't have the facilities to
 > make 10 ft. lightning bolts without distrubing neighbors and the sensitive
 > electronics in my own house. However, I recently started suffering "pork
 > withdrawal" and ended up calling up my source for rebuilt PDTs and asked
 > them to build me a 15 kVA pig. I was initially wanting to go for a 19.9
 > kV pig as well but found out that the larger HV bushings alone was going
 > to make it cost an extra $140. It seems that 14.4 kV is the standard pri-
 > mary voltage that they handle and they had plenty of 14.4 kV bushings
lying
 > around the shop but the 19.9 kV bushings would have to be special ordered.
 > Also, it takes more insulation and more smaller diametered copper wire for
 > the high voltage side of a 19.9 kV pig than a 14.4 kV pig and this also
 > cost a little more. So, if you can get a 19.9 kv pig at a decent price, I
 > would say go for it! The extra cost is the only reason that I didn't and
 > I suspect that may be the main reason that other coilers stick more with
 > the 14.4 kV pigs as opposed to higher voltage ones. Also, corona standoff
 > starts to become a real issue at voltages at or over 20 kV.
 >
 > David Rieben
 >
 > ----- Original Message -----
 > From: Tesla list <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
 > Date: Tuesday, April 6, 2004 0:13 am
 > Subject: 19.9 kV 10KVA pole pig
 >
 >  > Original poster: "Newell Jensen" <pillar2012-at-hotmail-dot-com>
 >  >
 >  > Hey all,
 >  >
 >  > I have been searching to buy a pole pig and there is a place that
 >  > has new
 >  > copper winding 19.9 kV 10KVA polemount transformers.  I was
 >  > wondering if
 >  > anyone has dealt with one this size considering the fact that most
 >  > seem to
 >  > use the 14.4 kV pigs and if they have any suggestions.  Curious as
 >  > to the
 >  > pros and cons that anyone might forsee.  Thanks mucho.
 >  >
 >  > Newell Jensen
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