Re: [TCML] pole pig ballasting

["garry neeley" <bamacoiler@xxxxxxxxx>]

I'm located in huntsville AL.  The pig is large but not as big as me.  It
stands about 4 feet and weighs over 600 lbs tho.  That lincoln would be
ideal but how much do you think shipping would be?

On Wed, Jul 16, 2008 at 11:03 PM, Jim Mora <wavetuner@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Garry,
>
> Where are you located with that giant PIG, SOW that's the one that's bigger
> than you yes? Anyway, I have a Lincoln Tombstone 225 which is old enough to
> be copper wound - works great. I'll sell it for $75. It will tame that
> beast. Shipping is an issue these days! If you must drop the voltage, use
> the arc welder (in series of course) on the output of the variac if I
> remember correctly. I have several ballasts now. I sold my Thunderbolt too.
> You could stack 3 of those variacs on the same shaft. Then we revisit the
> balancing chokes though. The Lincoln won't pass much more than 50-60 amps
> at
> full tilt though so 2 variacs would be ideal.
>
> I'm in So. Ca.
>
> Jim Mora
>
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> Subject: Re: [TCML] pole pig ballasting
>
>  ----- Original Message -----
> From: "garry neeley"
> >>  Which brings me to the question,
> >> how could I ballast the pig to only draw 30 amps @240v.  (on a budget)
>
> Buy an 240VAC arc welder on Craigslist; around here they go for between
> $50.00 and $100.00.  If you get a Miller (Thunderbolt), it has an
> infinitely
>
> adjustable shunt, whereas the Lincoln ("tombstone") units just have
> different taps; you might find a Montgomery Wards or Century unit; they
> also
>
> work fine, and are often a lot cheaper due to not being a "brand" name.
>  The
>
> bonus is that you also get an arc welder to play around with.
>
> The way you hook it up is to short the "Work" and "Electrode" outputs on
> the
>
> front of the welder, then wire the 220VAC feeding the welder in series with
> your variac.  Adjust the shunt or use a different tap until you get the
> required current limiting.
>
> Jon
>
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