RE: [TCML] Ballast and ARSG

[Yurtle Turtle <yurtle_t@xxxxxxxxx>]

I used to have one. I wish I'd kept it. New they run
from around $100 to $150 for an 18" and $150 to $200
for a 24". eBay probably has them cheaper used.

Adam

--- resonance@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> 
> 
> 
> I like the satellite actuator idea.  What is the
> cost of these units?  New
> or used.
> 
> Dr. Resonance
> 
> 
> 
> > Hi DC,
> >
> > I have a core of about the same size and wire size
> that is conservatively
> > rated at 5KVA 240V. A simple and cheap 18"
> satellite actuator makes a good
> > core mover.
> >
> > I still think a variac is a good thing to control
> the voltage though.
> >
> > Jim Mora
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: tesla-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:tesla-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
> > Of resonance@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2008 9:00 AM
> > To: Tesla Coil Mailing List
> > Subject: Re: [TCML] Ballast and ARSG
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > It depends on your core size.  I use a 3 x 3" core
> x 20 inches long wound
> > with 150 turns of #8 AWG.  Best to not use a PVC
> tube.  Wind Nomex
> > insulation around the core 1-2 layers, and then
> wind the wire directly on
> > the Nomex spacing between layers with cut strips
> of phenolic approx 1/4 x
> > 1/4 inch.
> >
> > Keeping the wire close to the core usually gives
> better performance.
> >
> > With straight cores you do not need a variac at
> all (saves money).  Just
> > use a stout motor drive with lead screw
> configuration.  Start with the
> > core all the way in and then slowly back it out
> until you hit the current
> > you wish to operate at.  Makes variacs a thing of
> the past.
> >
> > Dr. Resonance
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >> Hello Everyone
> >>
> >>    I have been reading through the archives
> regarding slide choke
> >> ballasts
> >> and have a few questions on construction. I would
> like the range to be
> >> from about 5 amps at the lowest to about 25 - 30
> max . I was thinking
> >> of using 10 guage wire and using spacers between
> layers of windings and
> >> a fan to keep it cool. It would be wound on a pvc
> tube about 24" long.
> >>   I was wondering what size of tube to use and
> approx how many turns of
> >> wire will I need ?.
> >>    I am currently building my first ARSG as well
> . It is going good so
> >> far. I made a fiberglass disk using an 8 inch
> cake pan (wife doesn't
> >> know yet :o) ) fiberglass matting and polyester
> resin. the disk is 3/8"
> >> thick.  I mounted this to a flange that allows me
> to attach it to my
> >> 1725  rpm motor. I then put the disk and flange
> into my lathe and
> >> machined it till it ran true and final diameter
> was 6.5" . I then took
> >> a 10" aluminum disk 3/8" thick and cut out a 5"
> diameter hole in the
> >> center. I have bolted this to the fiberglass disk
> and trued and
> >> balanced the whole assembly , I now have a metal
> ring attached to a
> >> fiberglass insulating disk , the holes have been
> drilled for the brass
> >> electrodes in the aluminum. Stationary electrodes
> will both be on the
> >> front side of the disk. Does this setup sound ok
> so far ? , I will be
> >> adding a shield around it when it is finished as
> well.
> >>     I really enjoy reading through the archives, 
> and seeing all the
> >> different designs and ideas that everybody has. I
> will take some pics
> >> of my complete coil and the new one I am building
> one of these days
> >> and post them on my webspace.
> >>   Sorry for the long post and thanks for any info
> >>
> >>   Coiling in Canada
> >>   Mike
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