RE: pole pig ballast question

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Original poster: "Loudner, Godfrey by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <gloudner-at-SINTE.EDU>

Hi Brad

I don't think it makes much difference which of the two welders is employed.
In fact that adjustable slide just might be a convenient  arrangement for
changing between taps. On the other hand if the adjustable slide is for
changing the position of shunts in the welding transformer, then you would
have a continuously variable ballast. This might allow you to home in on a
particularly good sweet spot. My usage of a multiple tap welder to control
x-ray transformers has not been hampered by the lack of continuously
variable current. I cannot speak from experience in using a welder to
control a pole pig powered tesla coil. The construction of my own pole pig
system seems to be on "permanent" hold. The taps on your Fornet welder
should be set pretty close, thereby you should have no problems.   

Godfrey Loudner   

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> Original poster: "Brad Huff by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
> <huffb-at-avalon-dot-net>
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> I just purchased a Forney arc welder with multiple taps for my pole pig
> ballast. Yesterday I stumbled across a Century 230A machine with the
> adjustable
> slide for current settings. Is there any value in one model over the other
> in
> the real world? Thanks.-Brad.
> 
>