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Re: Massive Confusion.



At 23:27 20/11/98 -0700, Ed wrote:

> I have since
> switched to a variac for ballast as the pole transformer was causing some 60
> hz resonance with the tank circuit and blowing up my caps.
> 
> At 5kva, the transformer would draw approximately 21 amps.  I have had my
> primary current up as high at 40 amps (close to 10 kva) and typically run at
> 30 to 35 amps and the transformer does not even get warm.
> 
> Ed Sonderman
>  >>
>Correction - the above should read "the welder was causing some 60 hz
>resonance"

This will seem a really dumb question, but how did you know the welder was
causing resonance?

Thanks,



Mark

http://www.cobweb-dot-com.au/~dkfinnis