Re: pig (fwd)

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Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2007 15:45:26 -0500
From: resonance <resonance@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: Tesla list <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: pig (fwd)



Well said Dave.

If Gene doesn't understand how a pole xmfr works he should definitely NOT be 
using one.  The risk of death is too high.

If his knowledge of electrical engineering is weak he needs to find a course 
of study before tinkering with a pole xmfr that could easily kill him.

Dr. Resonance


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> Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2007 17:33:59 +0000
> From: David Rieben <drieben@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: Tesla list <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: drieben@xxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: pig (fwd)
>
> Gene,
>
> It sounds like you have a dual high voltage bushing terminaled, 25
> kVA rated transformer. As others have already stated in response
> to your initial post, you MUST ballast your 240 volt input to it to
> be able to short the high voltage output without immediately tripping
> your breaker. However, you can hook it up to 240 volt input with-
> out ballasting the input as long as you do not short the high voltage out-
> put, IF your transformer is "good". Of course, not being able to short
> (spark) it ain't no fun, is it?
>
> It sounds like that you don't have a lot of previous experience with
> pole pigs. Let me strongly encourage you to be VERY CAREFUL
> as the voltages generated by these transformers is EXTREMELY
> LETHAL! You're not dealing with a run-of-the-mill NST or OBIT!
>
>
> You should have 3 low voltage bushings on the side of the tank.
> The two outer LV bushings are for the (ballasted) 240 volt input.
> There will probably be a copper grounding strap from the center
> LV terminal to the side of the tank. Remove it and leave the center
> terminal open. To properly test it out, hook a ballasted 240 volts
> (you can even use an MOT, with the secondary shorted, in series
> with the 240 volt input to ballast it if you have nothing else, just to
> test it out). Once you've got a ballasted 240 volts going into it,
> carefully short the high voltage "rabbit ears" bushing terminals to
> each other with a metal wire or strip on the end of a heavily insulated
> plastic pipe to see if you can draw any kind of arc.
>
> David Rieben
>
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>> Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2007 17:22:18 -0700 (PDT)
>> From: GENE GARRAGE
>> To: tesla@xxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: pig
>>
>> hi dave or anybody .This thing has 2 terminals in .I would think 230 v 
>> Has 2 big
>> insulators on top .Its open everywhere .to everywhere.no desecent ground 
>> on tank
>> says 25 on side for sale cheep. tks gene
>>
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