[R-390] Ballast Tube Thread

[Barry Hauser]

Yeah -- you're joking but truth is stranger than foolin' around.  There were
those hot dog cookers that were popular years ago -- latest technology.
Consisted of two rows of metal -- buss bars, I guess, with tangs for six
dogs, all inside a heat resistant plastic box with a clear lid.  The two
bars were each hooked to one side of the AC line through the line cord.  No
switch.  (I think there was one built into the lid, so opened the circuit
when it was rasied.) You set up the desired number of hot dogs across the
skewer tang things, plugged it in and they were cooked in a few minutes.  I
suppose it would have worked on kielbasa.  Of course you don't need all
that, just hook up each end of the wurst in question to a line cord.

Only problem with the kielballast idea is that as the carefully cut length
of the thing dries out, resistance will tend to drift upward.  Probably not
enough current to cook the thing.

Barry

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rbethman" <rbethman at comcast.net>
To: <r-390 at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, July 04, 2004 1:36 PM
Subject: Re: [R-390] Ballast Tube Thread


> Perhaps we should run an experiment and see if Kielbasa would make a
> viable substitute for the 3TF7!?!
>
> Bob
>
> Llgpt at aol.com wrote:
>
> >It is quite obvious each one was individually made...............some
look as
> >though a 6th grader built them as a science project, sagging plates
crooked
> >filaments etc.
> >
> >Some of the uglier ones actually last many, many years. But with prices
> >escalating like they are now, I'll never buy another one, beer is higher
on my
> >priority list, and along with some of that Kielbasa, that is a great
combination
> >anytime of the year!
> >
> >Happy 4th everyone!
> >
> >Les
> >
> >
> >In a message dated 7/4/2004 10:58:07 AM Central Daylight Time,
> >rbethman at comcast.net writes:
> >How about we start the idea that the 3TF7 was actually used as BALLAST.
> >Each indivually selected to ensure the correct weight for the
R-390/R-390As!
> >
> >Bob N0DGN
> >
> >
>
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