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Re: arc welder in series
On Wed, 07 Oct 1998 02:51:27 -0600 in Tesla List, Bill the arcstarter
<arcstarter-at-hotmail-dot-com> wrote:
>My welder draws about 35 amps at 240 volts (it's a 180-amp welder)
Bill, are you sure that's WITH the secondary shorted! Welders pull
much less power when their secondaries are open as compared to shorted.
When used as a ballist for a pole pig you MUST short the secondary of
your welder and connect the primary of the welder in series with your
pole pig.
Alfred A. Skrocki
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