Re: Converting to "Pig Power"

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Original poster: "Hydrogen18" <hydrogen18-at-hydrogen18-dot-com> 

Depending on your pole pigs power, you need a variac rated to at least that
current. I.E. a 10 KVA pig needs a 10 KVA variac driving it. A 10 kva is
both physically and financially illogical(from a producers view). Therefore
you might 4x 2.5 KVA variacs with a common shaft and in paralell to make a
10 KVA variac.

---Eric
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 > Original poster: "Randy & Lori" <rburney6-at-comcast-dot-net>
 >
 > I have one large variac (ebay special, No plate) ,but it weighs about 33
 > pounds.  I was looking for something on the list that pertains to using
 > variacs as inductors, but haven't had a whole lot of luck.  I even read
 > where someone has cut the torrid to prevent the current from running
 > away.  I'm not crazy about chopping up a perfectly good variac.  I do
 > have a question though; why would I need two variacs?  If my primary on
 > the pig is run by 240VAC, wouldn't the current through one phase be the
 > same as the other phase?
 >
 > Randy
 >
 > -----Original Message-----
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 > Subject: Re: Converting to "Pig Power"
 >
 > Original poster: BunnyKiller <bunikllr-at-bellsouth-dot-net>
 >
 >
 > there is one thing missing...    BIG Variacs...   at least  2 1256D
 > Powerstats  in paralell...
 >
 > Scot D
 >
 >