Re: Fourteen 1.5kVA "piglets" for sale on eBay.

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Original poster: "Mike" <mike.marcum@xxxxxxxxxxxx>

Well you could always buy an even number of them and pig farm them 
like nst's with a few as a ballast. You could prob go up to 72kV with 
10 of em with the center grounded (+/- 36kv) like an nst. Not 
particularly cheap overall, but better than trying to move a 
single1000-lb x-ray transformer or a 300-400lb pig vs. 80 lb each 
(aww they're so cute).

Mike
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Subject: Fourteen 1.5kVA "piglets" for sale on eBay.


> Original poster: "J. Aaron Holmes" <jaholmes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Thought somebody might be interested in these.
> They're little 1.5kVA oil-filled pigs, brand new, for
> $180 each.  Not a terrible deal, really, if you're
> into the "brand new" thing :-)  Granted they're 7.2kV
> and not the oft-recommended 14+kV, but I imagine you'd
> get by.  That, or use one to build a really large
> VTTC!
>
> http://cgi.ebay.com/Distribution-Transformer_W0QQitemZ7584279549QQcategoryZ100184QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
>
> They are awfully nice-looking!!  I've got an
> oil-filled switch about that size!
>
> ---
> All this said, if you're within a drive of Seattle,
> WA, and don't mind a junker, talk to me off-list; I
> regularly pick up 25kVA units for less than the figure
> above :-)
>
> aaron