Hey John...I was going to answer your first email thinking that you had years of experience with hi volt application but then again I considered that someone else on the list would surely answer your original post ( they did) but something about your eagerness caught my attention... so I left it alone for the initial replys to occur ( they did)
First, I must applaude you for being attracted to hi volt applications ( I wish I did when I was 15) and doing something with it!! I now see that you have 3 yrs "experience" with hi volt applications and you did use a mot to ballast the piggie...you must know the theory... here comes the but..
But Please be thoughtful about the repercussions of a "wrong move". A wrong move will cost you your life with a piggie. Learn to RESPECT the output of a piggie and think of ALL the possible errors that can occur before applying power.
From 1 email and a few replies I cant tell if you are "just another excited coiler with a piggie or someone with smarts". But I will offer some advice, tips from experience ( Im 50 only cuz I was VERY careful with hi volt apps) ...
Read all the material from experienced coilers, think things thru very throughly, and be Very careful... piggies not only bite, they can be several inches away when they bite.. and if the coil is running well.. several feet can too close...
OKay... Cautionary notes done...Welcome to the world of coiling... its awesome, astounding, kewl, educational to say the least. Doing solid state coiling is an accolade for you!! Who knows, if you continue with your quest, you may be the next generation Dr. Res... ( a highly respected person on this list with a wealth of coiling knowledge beyond reproach!!! )
best of luck... Scot D John Forcina wrote:
OH yes i am careful. I Actually have not ran it at any considerable power yet because i dont have a ballast. I have just used a mot with the secondary shorted but that is about it and honestly i dont want to push it any more quite yet. I have been working with high voltage since i was 12 so i know a good deal about safety and i am always super careful and i never run the pig without my dad watching. The only reason i bought it was because this place in plant city florida offered it to me for $300 and i was able to go pick it up. I have a bunch of videos on youtube along with tons of pics on flicker. http://www.youtube.com/user/teslacoolguy http://www.flickr.com/photos/25967047@N07/ On Fri, Sep 5, 2008 at 11:19 AM, David Rieben <drieben@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:Hi John, Dave Goodfellow is also in the Tampa-St.Pete area. I certainly do not want to sound condescending but when you say that you're 15 years old and that you have a "10 kva pole pig to play with", that concerns me a bit, from a safety standpoint. I'm sure that you are aware of the inherent dangers of high voltage electricity but with a fully energized pole distribution transformer, one mishap that puts you in physical contact with its high voltage side will likely prove FATAL! End of story! In my humble opinion, you should just let the pole pig sit idle and collect dust for the next few years until you have matured a bit more and have had that much more experience with electricity under your belt before you start actively energizing it for your entertainment. As I said, I certainly do not wish to offend or "talk down to you" in any way. I am just concerned for your personal safety. I (and proba- bly a good percentage of the resident list members) would never knowingly sell (or give) a pole transformer, or any other potentially lethal high voltage device, to anyone under 21 years of age. How- ever, I have to say that it does sound like you have already advanced your basic knowledge of coiling pretty far for your relative youth. Be careful, David ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Forcina" <forcijo10@xxxxxxxxx> To: "Tesla Coil Mailing List" <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, September 05, 2008 8:20 AM Subject: [TCML] Florida coilers? Hi. I am pretty new to the list but i have been monitoring it for acouple months now so i decided that it was time to post. I am 15 and i have a large 6" coil that throws 6' streamers along with a half bridge sstc and i am working on a drsstc. I live in Bradenton Florida and i was wondering if there are any other coilers around the area that i can maybe meet and exchange stuff with. I have a 10kva pole pig to play with along with lots of other cool high voltage stuff. _______________________________________________ Tesla mailing list Tesla@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://www.pupman.com/mailman/listinfo/tesla_______________________________________________ Tesla mailing list Tesla@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://www.pupman.com/mailman/listinfo/tesla_______________________________________________ Tesla mailing list Tesla@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://www.pupman.com/mailman/listinfo/tesla
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