Re: fire!!! bad electric meter (fwd)

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Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2007 12:44:44 +0800
From: Peter Terren <pterren@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: Tesla list <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: fire!!!  bad electric meter 

I just can't wait for the "I-told-you-so-responses" to the lack of ballast.
Maybe we will hear about how the house burns down next spring.
Peter
http://tesladownunder.com
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> Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2007 12:38:56 -0700 (PDT)
> From: daryl barsoom <rockincoiler@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: tesla@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: fire!!!  bad electric meter
>
> our electricity is back on now, yea! it weent out yesterday when i was 
> running the coil with the new propan tanks. the coil seems to run best 
> without a ballast at all. the arcing was better with all three tanks, and 
> it was hitting the light on the ceiling now!
>
>  then the ac went out, and i heard lots of arcing noise out in the back 
> yard. the pole with the electric meter on it cought fire!!  i took a pic 
> of the meter when the firetruck came and put out the grass that i already 
> dousd with the hose, hehe.  :)
>  http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2004-11/893960/IMG_013.jpg
>
>  the repairman from the power company said the meter was really old, and 
> he apoligized that they couldnt replace it until this morning. so for now 
> i cant run the coil anymore. the folks are mad because there was deer in 
> the freezer and the beer and soft drinks got warm. im thinking now that 
> the old meter was why the coil ran so bad. iwill try again to run the coil 
> again next spring! thanks all for your help!