Re: bad pole xmfrs

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Original poster: robert & june heidlebaugh <rheidlebaugh-at-desertgate-dot-com> 

Adam:    When I built my home I had it wired for 400 amp electric survice so
I wouldnt have any problems with my electronic lab in the basement. When I
started to draw power there was a flash of light and everything went black .
The power Co came out and replaced trhe line transformer wired for 150 amps.
They said they did not think I would draw that much power so they instaled a
small pig for normal houses and had to replace it with a larger one. Those
things happen.
      Robert   H
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 > From: "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
 > Date: Sun, 11 Apr 2004 08:53:44 -0600
 > To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
 > Subject: Re: bad pole xmfrs
 > Resent-From: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
 > Resent-Date: Sun, 11 Apr 2004 08:59:44 -0600
 >
 > Original poster: Yurtle Turtle <yurtle_t-at-yahoo-dot-com>
 >
 > I too have a 200 amp service, but I doubt I use very
 > much of it. There are four houses on my 25 kVA
 > groundhog. Try adding up all of your loads. Don't
 > simply add the breaker ratings, but read your stove,
 > washer/dryer, dishwasher, etc. I suspect you'll end up
 > with a small fraction of 200. The worst time for the
 > power company is the summer, so don't add any heaters
 > besides your water heater.
 >
 > Adam
 >
 > --- Tesla list <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com> wrote:
 >> Original poster: "Hydrogen18"
 >> <hydrogen18-at-hydrogen18-dot-com>
 >>
 >> On pig over loading, heres something to keep in
 >> mind, the 37.5 KVA pig I am
 >> feed of off serves 4 houses. 200 amp service to each
 >> houses equals 192 KVA.
 >> Is it just me, or does that seem a little weird?
 >>
 >> ---Eric
 >> ----- Original Message -----
 >> From: "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
 >> To: <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
 >> Sent: Saturday, April 10, 2004 12:44 PM
 >> Subject: Re: bad pole xmfrs
 >>
 >>
 >>> Original poster: Yurtle Turtle
 >> <yurtle_t-at-yahoo-dot-com>
 >>>
 >>> We actually had to "rescue" the poor thing with a
 >>> chainsaw and a handtruck. You might remember me
 >> asking
 >>> the list for ideas on how to lower it from the
 >> pole.
 >>> We finally just cut it down. After rolling it
 >>> cross-country, we pulled it into the truck with
 >> only 2
 >>> 2x12's and the handtruck. The guy really earned
 >> his
 >>> pentium 200!
 >>>
 >>> Actually, unloading it was a breeze! I simply
 >> slid it
 >>> down the 2x12's without the handtruck. The only
 >> hard
 >>> part was keeping the weight evenly distributed on
 >> the
 >>> two 2x12's.
 >>>
 >>> I have no idea what it weighs, but since it has
 >>> aluminum windings, that may reduce it a pound or
 >> two.
 >>>
 >>> The picture you probably saw with "25" was after
 >> I
 >>> repainted it and used Home Depot stickers. Here's
 >> the
 >>> "before" picture. I like the "25+":
 >>>
 >>>
 >>
 > http://www.hot-streamer-dot-com/adam/garage/pig_14.4kV_25kVA_1.jpg
 >>>
 >>> Adam
 >>>
 >>> --- Tesla list <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com> wrote:
 >>>> Original poster: DRIEBEN-at-midsouth.rr-dot-com
 >>>>
 >>>> Hi Adam, all,
 >>>>
 >>>> Nice find! I recall seeing pics of this pig on
 >> your
 >>>> webpage and it
 >>>> was clearly marked "25" on the front. I'll bet
 >> it
 >>>> was a real challenge
 >>>> for two people to load a 25 kVA pig (which I
 >> suppose
 >>>> would have to
 >>>> weigh in at 400 to 450 lbs minimum) into the
 >> back of
 >>>> a pickup, un-
 >>>> less you had access to an overhead hoist or a
 >> fork
 >>>> lift to assist
 >>>> in your lifting efforts. And UNLOADING it
 >> would be
 >>>> an even bigger
 >>>> challenge w/out mechanical assitance :^O.
 >>>>
 >>>> I'd have to agree with you 100% on the pig vs
 >> NST
 >>>> farm issue. Even
 >>>> with a huge NST farm that supposedly adds up
 >> to the
 >>>> same kVA rating
 >>>> as a single pig, the pig powered coil always
 >> seems
 >>>> to outperform the
 >>>> NST driven coil, espcially in the catagory of
 >>>> streamer brightness!
 >>>> And a pole pig dosen't even "break a sweat"
 >> running
 >>>> a coil at or even
 >>>> significantly above its nameplate rating. It
 >> seems
 >>>> like I was told
 >>>> that the utility power companies don't even
 >> consider
 >>>> upgrading a
 >>>> pole transformer to a larger unit unless the
 >> demand
 >>>> on it consistant-
 >>>> ly exceeds its rating by a factor of 80% (18
 >> kVA
 >>>> draw from a 10 kVA
 >>>> pig). Someone correct me on that if I'm wrong
 >> on
 >>>> that, but I do know
 >>>> that a pig can be ran at 2 or even 3 times its
 >>>> nameplate kVA rating
 >>>> running a Tesla coil for short runs (<5
 >> minutes -
 >>>> not too many of
 >>>> us are gonna run a coil for longer time
 >> intervals
 >>>> than that, anyway).
 >>>>
 >>>> David Rieben
 >>>>
 >>>
 >>>
 >
 >