[R-390] Ballast Tube Thread

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Glen Galati,  KA7BOJ
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SRR-13 and other Boatanchors

-------------- Original message from 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" 
> To: 
> 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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