Re: [TCML] Ballastwith adjustable Core

[Richard Quick <rtqii@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

---- Ed Phillips <evp@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: 
>     Of course, at 31 amps the 1.2 ohm resistance alone will lead to a 
> lot of heating!
> 
> Ed

Ya... So I made a much bigger core, and used a lot less wire, heavier guage, to wind the coil ;)

Try to get the resistance as low as practical, and the inductance way up there using a lot of soft iron wire... You can run it all day, it barely gets warm at 30 amps :)
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