Re: Bad Pig?

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Original poster: Chip Atkinson <chip@xxxxxxxxxx>

Yeah, I think you have a shorted out pig.  If good ones drew that much
current, there would be all kinds of schemes to heat your house with the
excess heat of the pigs on the poles.

On Sat, 14 Jan 2006, Tesla list wrote:

> Original poster: "C. Sibley" <a37chevy@xxxxxxxxx>
>
> By now I'm sure the group is sick of my trials and
> tribulations trying to run my pig.  But as of tonight
> I'm pretty sure the pig is dead (or at least
> terminal).
>
> Tonight I took a variac and drove voltage into the low
> voltage side and read output at the HV bushings.  I
> also monitored the input current with a clip on meter.
>   See below for data:
>
> Vin    Vout   I
> 3.1V   163V   6A
> 6.7V   340V   15A
> 9.1V   474V   19A
>
> Bottom line, with no load on the HV bushings the pig
> draws approximately 20A with only 10V applied.  That
> ain't right, is it?
>
> The pig is rated 10KVA, 18200V, 240/120V.  With 240
> input that would represent a turn ratio of 75:1.  The
> data above is approximately 50:1.  Not sure what that
> means but it doesn't seem right...
>
> I'm ready to pich the pig and start a search to find a
> new one.  Please advise if I've come to the wrong
> conclusion.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Curt.
>
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