Re: Ballasting a Pole Pig

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Original poster: Chip Atkinson <chip@xxxxxxxxxx>

As long as the voltage is the same, you don't have to worry about being
identical.  I ganged a bunch of 15kv nsts together.  I think I had
something like 3 or 4, 1 60ma, the rest 30s.

Chip

On Tue, 20 Dec 2005, Tesla list wrote:

> Original poster: "C. Sibley" <a37chevy@xxxxxxxxx>
>
> I've considered that, but have had some problems
> finding enough identical transformers to do the trick.
>   A pig would give me power to spare and room to
> grow...
>
> --- Tesla list <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>  > Original poster: "Gerry  Reynolds"
>  > <gerryreynolds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>  >
>  > Hi Curt,
>  >
>  > Sounds like you got your answer reguarding the
>  > welder for
>  > ballast.  You also could parallel multiple NST's to
>  > get to higher
>  > power levels.  I got four 15KV 30ma NST in parallel
>  > for my current
>  > coil (15KV 120ma).  I've heard of some putting 7 in
>  > parallel.  If you
>  > do want to go to 5KV or higher, the PIG is the way
>  > to go.
>  >
>  > Gerry R.
>  >
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>  > >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.
>  > >
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