Re: To cut or not to cut

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Original poster: "brian by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <ka1bbg1-at-mcttelecom-dot-com>

Hi, i wouldnt cut up a nice pair of 30 amp variacs to use for ballast! go to
a junkyard and get a transformer core and wind some heavy wire on it. cul
brian f.
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Subject: To cut or not to cut


> Original poster: "Fred Bultman by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
<royaloakmin-at-home-dot-com>
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> HI,
>
> I have a pair of GE 30 amp variacs that I am planning on using as the
ballast
> for my 10kva pig. Should I have the core cut to prevent saturation? I know
that
> this will ruin it as a voltage control variac. Does anyone have any
experience
> with cut vs. non-cut?
> Thanks,
> Jim Bultman
> G-2
> G-1141
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