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Re: Pig questions
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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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> 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
>