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Re: Pole pigs in the UK (fwd)
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To: tesla@pupman.com
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Subject: Re: Pole pigs in the UK (fwd)
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From: Tesla List <mod1@pupman.com>
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Date: Tue, 21 Oct 1997 10:34:16 -0600 (MDT)
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Date: Tue, 21 Oct 1997 09:53:47 +0100
From: Steve Rodway <Legion@bigfoot.com>
To: Tesla List <tesla@pupman.com>
Subject: Re: Pole pigs in the UK
Tesla List wrote:
> > Anyway, what I'm asking is does anyone know where I might be able
> to
> >get a pole pig (or similar) in the UK?
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> Steve someone here (lost the message) got one by
> phoning round the electricity boards.
I've been trying to get number for the voards, anyone have some?
> Another alternative is to use two transformers salvaged
> from old micro-waves: secondaries in series, centre earthed
> primaries in anti-parallel. Gives about 4.5kV at 500mA.
I'm not sure what you mean by "anti-parallel", could you draw a diagram
of the primaries?
> Are you sure you want to start with a pole-pig? - the advice
> seems to be to start with a neon transformer and get
> some experience before going on to a pig - this is
> scary stuff!
I have already used a 2.3Kv neon, which I boosted to 10Kv, but I was
still only able to get about 6" arc, so I'm looking for something much
more powerfull.
> Have you got a UK source for caps?
I did find a company, can't remember the name, but thier number was
01371 875668
Thanks
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