Re: Paralleling Variacs

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Original poster: Yurtle Turtle <yurtle_t@xxxxxxxxx>

I Googled "Staco" and quickly found the following on
their site:

http://www.stacoenergy.com/PDF_Files/Drawing%20PDF/6011E-9Y.pdf

This is a nine stack 3 phase configuration, so you
would simply use a single phase.

Adam

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> Original poster: "MIKE HARDY" <MHARDY@xxxxxxxxxx>
>
> I am building my power control center for my big
> coil. I am
> paralleling three Staco variacs, rated at 30A, 520V
> each. I built 2
> paralleling chokes. Do I attach the wipers of 2 of
> the variacs to the
> outside terminals of one choke (3rd wire is a
> centertap of this
> coil), this now being the output of this pair? Then
> attach this
> tapped output to one of the outside legs of choke
> #2, and the other
> outside leg to the wiper of the 3rd variac? then the
> centertap of
> choke 2 is the main output of the 3 vriacs. Long and
> a little
> confusing, I know! Hope this is clear, and I'm ok
> with this. In
> particular Bart ( or Bert?) and Scott D. have
> discussed this in
> detail some years back on this list, but I can't
> seem to find wiring
> diagrams for 3 variacs. As always I look foreward to
> your replies.
>
> Mike
>
>
>