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Re: Pig questions



Subject: 
        Re: Pig questions
  Date: 
        Sat, 29 Mar 1997 12:19:13 -0500
  From: 
        "Lord Talimar" <lordtali-at-mill.tds-dot-net>
    To: 
        "Tesla List" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>


how does one use an arc welder for a current limiter?

LT


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> From: Tesla List <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
> To: tesla-at-poodle.pupman-dot-com
> Subject: Pig questions
> Date: Thursday, March 27, 1997 12:08 AM
> 
> Subject: 
>         Pig questions
>   Date: 
>         Wed, 26 Mar 1997 15:28:04 -0700 (MST)
>   From: 
>         Stanley Harle <lazer-at-earth.wazoo-dot-com>
>     To: 
>         Tesla List <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
> 
> 
> Hi guys,
>         The recent forays into semi-suitable transformers, and the fact
> that this is the income tax season, have got me thinking about buying a
> pole pig.  I have some questions, though.
>         With the current limiting arc welder in place, what is the
> typical
> current that you pig coilers are using in your setups?
>         Am I correct in assuming that with a 5kVA pig operating at rated
> voltage is delivering just under 400 mA into the circuit, or am I
> reading
> the power ratings wrong?
>         What is the reasonable amount that one can overdrive a pig in
> terms of input current?
>         What current capacity should my lab have?
> 
>         I'm sure that the answers to these questions will only generate
> new ones, but that's all I have for now.
> 
>         Thanks,
>         Stan Harle
>         Alamogordo, NM
>