RE: [TCML] 100kVA trannies as salvage?

["Dave Halliday" <dh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Gotcha -- when you said Jacobs Ladder, I thought that you were probably
using an MOT or neon sign tranny. My bad!

For a pig, the flashing sounds like a great idea!

The old skool buzz-box welders work too -- those can be found cheap and when
you are not running the Jacobs Ladder, you now have a stick welder. 

Good luck!
Dave

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> [mailto:tesla-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of david baehr
> Sent: Thursday, October 30, 2008 7:03 PM
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> Subject: RE: [TCML] 100kVA trannies as salvage?
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> Hi!,
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>         I have a  10kva pig that Id like to push 'up to' 70+ amps
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>   i now use a short peice of electric dryer element ( approx 
> 3-3.5 ohms ) in a 5 gal bucket of water, it doesnt take long 
> for the water to boil !!
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>           I have a bunch of transformer ' E ' & 'I' 
> laminations . The winding window is close to 6" tall, so i 
> thought of using 4" wide flashing. It comes in .012" - .014" 
> thick ??? .....not sure how much current  4" / .012"  
> aluminum could handle ?
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>               Thanks!! ,dave B
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> > From: dh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > To: tesla@xxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: RE: [TCML] 100kVA trannies as salvage?
> > Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2008 21:53:31 -0700
> > CC:
> >
> > Tell me how many amps you are looking at dealing with?
> >
> > Also, spot surplus price of copper (as well as most metals) 
> has tanked in
> > the last couple months. Another @#$% bubble...
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> > Retail price has yet to fall into place but it will 
> eventually (if they
> > don't run up another @#$% bubble).
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> > Dave (who is getting @#$% tired of "economic" bubbles!)
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> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: tesla-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx
> >> [mailto:tesla-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of david baehr
> >> Sent: Monday, October 27, 2008 6:30 PM
> >> To: Tesla Coil Mailing List
> >> Subject: RE: [TCML] 100kVA trannies as salvage?
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> >> Hmmm, i was just thinkin' about winding a J. Ladder ballast
> >> with alum. flashing from da home depot, (with the high $ 
> of copper )
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> >> what could I use between turns ,..maybe heavy cardboard
> >> soaked with polyurthane ? would it work ??
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> >>>> From: rwsmith@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>>> Subject: RE: [TCML] 100kVA trannies as salvage?
> >>>> To: "Tesla Coil Mailing List"
> >>>> Date: Monday, October 27, 2008, 3:49 PM
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> >>>> Yes, there is a pretty cool video on youtube that shows how
> >>>> pole pigs are made and they do show the low side being wound
> >>>> with aluminum sheet.
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