Re: ballast core

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Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>" <CTCDW-at-aol-dot-com>

No, I would not have the E from this core. I just have a large (4.5 x 4.5 x 
14") straight core. My understanding is that open ended cores do not saturate 
easily. I know of ballast inductors made of 300 turns of wire around a form 
stuffed with 'I's from old NSTs I don't think I would have to make this a 
multi-layer winding.. I'm pretty sure I have enough length to do it in one 
shot, but I haven't actually checked it yet. I'm still in the "can I do this 
without wasting money" stage :)

Chris W