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RE: [TCML] Prepare a Hot Dog



You're right. I meant one nail in each end, but that's not the way it came out.

--- On Thu, 1/21/10, Nick Andrews <nicothefabulous@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> From: Nick Andrews <nicothefabulous@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: RE: [TCML] Prepare a Hot Dog
> To: "Tesla list" <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Thursday, January 21, 2010, 5:51 PM
> 
> Used to have one of those, I used it all the time, worked
> great!  I should buy that thing!  
> 
> I would not put the nails in either end, it won't travel
> through to heat it.  I'd put one in each end so the
> current will pass through the long axis of the
> sausage.  Cooking hot dogs on a Jacob's Ladder is not
> very effective, either.
> 
> I would like to set up a cap charger and do some exploding
> vegetable experiments at some point.  Maybe try some
> zucchini and summer squash, loofa gourds, etc. Several
> people have done Halloween pumpkin coil topload work.
> 
> Nick A
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> > Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2010 14:06:26 -0800
> > From: yurtle_t@xxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: Re: [TCML] Prepare a Hot Dog
> > To: tesla@xxxxxxxxxx
> > 
> > Presto Hot Dogger:
> > http://www.liftcharge.com/index.htm?pg=item&item=270
> > 
> > literally hit the hot dog with 120 vac. No current
> limiting. I suspect the current drawn was dependent on the
> brand of hot dog. If you are feeling adventurous, you could
> easily stab two nails in either end of a hot dog and measure
> the current 120 volts pulls.
> > 
> > I once hit a tomato with 10 kV, 10 kJ! It flew up 15
> feet and splatted into the ceiling. I was amazed it didn't
> vaporize. Hitting a watermellon at 15 kJ is still on my "to
> do" list.
> > 
> > Adam
> > 
> > --- On Thu, 1/21/10, Dex Dexter <dexterlabs@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
> > 
> > > From: Dex Dexter <dexterlabs@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Subject: [TCML] Prepare a Hot Dog
> > > To: "Tesla Coil Mailing List" <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Date: Thursday, January 21, 2010, 5:05 AM
> > > 
> > > What is the most efficient way to prepare a hot
> dog
> > > with currents from output of SGTC?
> > > 
> > > I tried to see if I can cook one hot dog sausage
> > > with currents from output of 100 W
> SGTC,experimented
> > > with few set ups,but no success (sausage cool).
> > > 
> > > As I expected 100 W coil is too weak for the
> job,
> > > but what are the minimum power requirements
> then?
> > > 
> > > Thanks for your input!
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Dex  
> > > 
> > >
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