Re: Re: Wrong Welder?

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Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <network-at-neXband-dot-com>



You wrote:  

>Original poster: "Gregory Hunter by way of Terry Fritz " 
>
>Gregg,
>
>I think your welder is exactly the right sort for
>ballasting. Are you sure the welder works OK? Have you
>tried to weld anything with it? What do you mean 1
>inch arcs? 1 inch arcs from where to where?
>
>Regards,

You bring up a good question.  I haven't tried welding with it yet but 
will try it out as soon as I have some dry weather.  I can tell you that 
the internal fan was going when I tried this but I guess that really 
doesn't mean anything:)  The one inch arcs was from a rod(on a long pole) 
connected to the pig's case, arcing to the HV output terminal on top of 
the pig.

Hope this helps
Gregg Adams




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>--- Tesla list  wrote:
>> Original poster: "Gregg Adams by way of Terry Fritz
>> " 
>> 
>> Hello all,
>>    I hooked up my stick welder in series with my
>> 240v and then put that into my
>> pig.  Max arc was about 1 inch!  I had the secondary
>> shorted on the welder and
>> set to the highest amperage setting.  The way the
>> amperage is changed is a
>> sliding core between the pri and sec of the welder. 
>> Can anyone see what I may
>> have done wrong or is this type of welder not good
>> for ballasting?  BTW, the
>> welder is a Craftsman 230amp.  It appears to be an
>> older welder.
>>  
>> Thanks for any Re:'s
>> Gregg Adams
>> 
>> 
>> 
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