RE: [TCML] Prepare a Hot Dog

[Nick Andrews <nicothefabulous@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

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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