Re: Bad Pig?

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Original poster: "Barton B. Anderson" <bartb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Hi Curt,

Mike is correct. There is a slight possibility the secondary short 
resides at the far end of the winding. If there is a voltage tap, it 
may be worth turning it down to the minimum setting and again measure 
no-load current. The data plate should identify the tap voltages. On 
my pig, there is a round plastic cover which unscrews (on the side of 
case near the top). With the cover off, there is a fitting with a 
black hex shaft which has an arrow molded into the plastic. This is the tap.

If you do have a tap and it's not set at it's lowest setting, it may 
be worth a try at least to turn it to the lowest setting and measure 
no-load current. The chances are very slim, but you won't know unless 
you give it a try.

Take care,
Bart


Tesla list wrote:

> Original poster: "Mike" <mike.marcum@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Well current draw not a good sign, but you might check if there's 
> intrernal votage taps. Then again, those usually only make 10% difference.
>
> Mike