Re: 240V arc welder ballast settings

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Original poster: "BunnyKiller by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <bigfoo39-at-telocity-dot-com>

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>Original poster: "J Whyte by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
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>(....this is slightly off topic---> but rather important)
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>I am planning on using an arc welder for my next huge power supply. However, 
>I am curious about typical arc welder output volts on a 240V AC welder.
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>I am curious if AC arc welder voltage output stay the same as the input 
>voltage/ and amperage is the only thing being regulated or changed??
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>Has anyone ever measured the output voltage of an arc welder with a 
>multimeter??
>(I am looking for 130-170 VAC output to my large transformer bank)
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>I have a series of 3 (4500 VAC 450 mA) photocopier transformers, and I 
>really don't want to destroy them!!
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Depending upon the brand name of the welder ...  they range from 18V to 
40 V ( for a normal AC volt "stick welder" )   if you come across a DC 
volt welder, it can go as high as 60 VDC ....
but the amperage range will normally be bit lower than an AC machine...