Re: Pole transformer ballast

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Original poster: "Yurtle Turtle by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <yurtle_t-at-yahoo-dot-com>

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Adam

--- Tesla list <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com> wrote:
> Original poster: "Steve White by way of Terry Fritz
> <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <slwhite-at-zeus.ia-dot-net>
> 
> I am thinking of using an arc welder as a pole pig
> ballast. The cheaper welders
> (e.g. Lincoln AC-225)  that I have seen appear to
> use a multi-tapped secondary
> with resistive current limiting on the primary. If
> so, then I question whether
> using one of these would be much better than simple
> resistive current limiting.
> The more expensive welders appear to use a crank
> mechanism to move the primary
> and secondary of the transformer with repsect to
> each other. This seems much
> more desirable as no resistive current limiting is
> involved. Does anyone know
> for certain which welders use the movable
> transformer core method? I think that
> Miller and Century do this but I am not sure. This
> entire ballasting issue is
> proving to be my most perplexing problem.
> 
> 
> 


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Adam Minchey
yurtle_t-at-yahoo-dot-com
www.geocities-dot-com/yurtle_t/index.htm

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