Re: Re Re Re Re: Arc Welders as Rheostats?? Variac Mods...PLEASE!

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Original poster: "torlin by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <torlin-at-ghostmail-dot-net>

Dad's welder has a crank on the top, to vary the power, 
but I think it will work.  As for selling pigs, this is 
the first one I got, and probably the only one, but I will 
keep an eye out for more.  :)

On Mon, 01 Apr 2002 07:07:46 -0700 "Tesla 
list"<tesla-at-pupman-dot-com> wrote:
>Original poster: "Jack King by way of Terry Fritz 
><twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <speakernut-at-yahoo-dot-com>
>
>Ok Ok.....Sheesh :)
>
>If your Dad's welder is a single phase "buzz box" type
>(no moving parts, save for a fan). Then your in luck!
>Simply wire the 240 volt input of the welder in series
>with the 240 "input" of your pole pig. You can then
>either simply "short" the welding terminals together
>(which will pass the most current through the ckt)
>Alternately, you can connect the welding leads to one
>or more paralelled stove or oven elements, water
>heater elements, or some other resistive device(s).
>The tap changer of the welder or "moving iron core"
>will allow you to increase or decrease current
>accordingly. If you need more current, then short the
>leads of the welder. If you have too much, keep
>scaling back the R value connected to the welder.
>
>For more info, go to "kiki's neon bookmarks" and read
>the articles on bombarding transformers and all the
>stuff from neon john.
>
>Hope this helps and BE CAREFULL! You will be playing
>with LETHAL current from the HV bushings of the
>pig...one wrong move and that's it!!!! 
>
>Lots o luck and HAVE FUN!... and hey, if your sellin
>any spare pigs, holler, my neon buddies are always 
>pestering the hell out of me for em.
>
>Cheers,
>
>Jack King
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