David,
You must be physic - what I have is exactly one of
those big red 240V Lincoln 225 stick welders! This
almost makes it too easy, just have to find a 220
variac and of course a pig!
Anyone have a 5KVA pig the want to get rid of cheep?
Or know where to buy one?
Thanks,
Curt.
--- Tesla list <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Original poster: "David Rieben"
> <drieben@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Curt,
>
> You've pretty much got the right idea ;^) I assume
> that
> you have a 240 volt input stick welder, like one of
> those red Lincoln
> 225 amp arc welders? You simply series the input
> leads to the low
> voltage bushings of the pig with the po-
> wer input plug of the welder. For maximum output
> current,
> you short the welding leads together and turn the
> amperage
> selector switch all the way up to the maximum
> amperage setting. Be
> sure to the connect the 240 volt input leads
> to the two outermost low voltage busings on the side
> of the
> pole pig tank. Leave the center low voltage bushing
> uncon-
> nected as this will be the tank case ground
> (assuming your pig is a
> single phase, 120/240 volt output unit). This setup
> will allow you to
> draw 50 to 70 amps from the 240 volt ser-
> vice with the HV output bushings of the pig shorted.
>
> Good luck,
> David
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tesla list"
> <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, December 19, 2005 3:45 PM
> Subject: Ballasting a Pole Pig
>
>
> >Original poster: "C. Sibley" <a37chevy@xxxxxxxxx>
> >I'm considering making the move to a Pole Pig since
> >I'm having a hard time finding anything larger than
> a
> >60 mA NST. I have a old stick welder that I'm
> >considering using as a ballast, but am not 100%
> sure
> >how I should go about hooking it up. Do I just use
> >the power inputs and run it in series with the pig?
> >Do I need to terminate the "welding" output? Does
> it
> >matter what setting the welding output power is set
> >to?
> >Thanks,
> >Curt.
>
>
>
>