Re: Paralleling choke question

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Original poster: "MIKE HARDY" <MHARDY@xxxxxxxxxx>

Hi all! First let me say, thanks to everyone on the list. I've been
monitoring this sight for over 6 months, gathering information, and learning
as much as possible while lerking in the shadows. I found about it from Dr.
R back in late october when I bought a pig, 18" fiberglass coil form, and a
34 X 8.5 inch toroid. I am working on a big coil. I succesfully built a 4"
coil that gives me about 40" sparks with a 15/60 NST. This will be my first
post. I too have one of the GE Voltpack 3 phase variacs. I wan't to parallel
all 3 of them. If nothing else I wan't to start out with 2 in parallel. I
have a variac core from a 120v, 20 A staco. Last night I wrapped 12 turns of
#8 THHN wire around it. I wound both wires at the same time in a similar
fasion to the picture of the comercial paralleling chocke on Scot T.'s
sight. If I may draw a crude diagram of this as an aski representation, I
would like to know exactly how to wire it. Assuming H1 & H3 are the ends
next to each other, and H2 & H4 are the other ends, do I connect H1 & H3 to
each wiper on the 2 variacs, and H2 & H 4 together. -OR- Do I tie H1 & H4 to
the wipers, and H2, H3 together?

            H1                    H2
                UUUUUUU
                __________
          H3                      H4
                UUUUUUU

Hope this isn't too confusing.
Ok on a further note, can I wind 3 coils on the same core, and tie 3 variacs
together? If this post works, I'll most likely be asking many more
questions.

    THANKS!
    Soundchaser









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From: "Tesla list" <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2005 10:11 PM
Subject: Re: Paralleling choke question


> Original poster: BunnyKiller <bunikllr@xxxxxxx>
>
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> Hi Robert...
>
> the core from the variac you fried ;)  will be a great core for the
> paralelling choke...     you can either wind "both" wires at the same time
> or wind one wire on  "one" side of the core and the "other" on the other
> side of the the core  ( it really doesnt matter that much)   I prefer
solid
> wire due to the amperage capacity compared to the diameter     but if you
> only have stranded, use it   BUT make sure the wire you are using is
> capable of handling the current you will need....
>
> Scot D
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> Tesla list wrote:
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> >Original poster: "Robert Hanford" <pomnept@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> >
> >Hi,
> >I recently purchased a pair of ganged variacs for Tesla use and will be
> >paralleling them. I have a small 3Amp 120Volt Variac core that I am
> >planning on using for this purpose. (I fried it myself!) After looking at
> >Scot D.'s weblite article I have some questions. The recipe calls for
> >winding one wire and then the other but in the picture it looks like they
> >are wound side by side. This is a little confusing . Also, does the wire
> >have to be solid and not stranded and if so,why? Any response
appreciated-
> >I tried to e-mail Scot but couldn't.
> >Thanks,
> >Robert Hanford
> >
> >
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