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RE: [TCML] Low voltage tesla coil

 

Reuben:

 

TIG welders (formal name GTAW - Gas Tungsten Arc Welding) operate at 20 to
80 Volts and typically 10 to 150 Amps.  Large units can go to 600 Amps and
higher.  The power supplies are Constant Current and operate in both DC and
AC modes - DC for ferrous metals and AC for Aluminum, Magnesium, etc.  Since
the process requires low voltage and high current a Tesla Coil is not really
applicable for this application.

 

See the TIG handbook for more info and block diagrams of the power supply:

 

http://www.millerwelds.com/education/TIGhandbook/pdf/TIGBook_Chpt3.pdf

 

Mark

 

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: tesla-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:tesla-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of bunnykiller
Sent: Monday, March 31, 2008 6:59 AM
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Subject: Re: [TCML] Low voltage tesla coil

 

Hey Reuben,

 

yes...  TIG welders ( tungsten inert gas)  use them. If you place the 

electrode on your fingernail and pull the trigger, a small "tesla coil" 

output can be seen arcing over the fingernail, and to add, there is 

barely any sign of electrical shock. Still tho, there is alot of current 

flowing in the finger so I dont advocate the practice of doing this trick.

 

Scot D

 

rmferaligator@xxxxxxx wrote:

 

>Has anyone ever heard of a low voltage high amperage tesla coil, for things
such as welding?

> 

>Cheers,

>Reuben

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