Re: [TCML] Saturable reactors for TC Current limiting?

[Carl Noggle <cn@xxxxx>]

A shorted welding transformer is one way to get a variable inductance, 
which is what the saturable reactor does.  It works fine.

---C




> ?? He asked for saturable reactors and not for use of shorted welding 
> transformers!!
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carl Noggle" <cn@xxxxx>
> To: "Tesla Coil Mailing List" <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, October 31, 2011 12:41 AM
> Subject: Re: [TCML] Saturable reactors for TC Current limiting?
>
>
> > Hi---
> >
> > An arc welder with 120V input works well.  Just short the welding 
> > leads and you can adjust the current with the welding current knob.  
> > This will go in series with the line input to the MOTs.  These 
> > welders can be bought for less than $100.00.
> >
> > ---Carl
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > last year I did some experiments on this topic. I also noticed at 
> > > this time, that nearly no information is available about saturable 
> > > reactors on the TCML. In my experiments I replaced the normal air 
> > > gapped ballast inductor of my PT powered medium coil with 200bps 
> > > SRSG by a big saturable inductor. The results were very interesting 
> > > but I stopped to investigate this further. Maybe sometime in future 
> > > I will continue experiments. I made 2 videos, the first one shows 
> > > the setup I used. The winding on the central leg of the reactor is 
> > > the "work" winding and the 2 outer legs, connected in series, is the 
> > > control winding. Heres the setup video:
> > >
> > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBNglLIUpRE
> > >
> > > And here it is running:
> > >
> > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZn4bZOKS4U
> > >
> > > Best Regards,
> > > Stefan
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Speck" 
> > > <Dave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > To: "Tesla Coil Mailing List" <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Sent: Sunday, October 30, 2011 8:28 PM
> > > Subject: [TCML] Saturable reactors for TC Current limiting?
> > >
> > >
> > > > Anyone have any experience using a saturable reactor to limit TC 
> > > > current draw on potential or MOT transformer stacks in disruptive 
> > > > TC applications?
> > > >
> > > > I thought I was tole once by a "prominent" authority in the TC 
> > > > business that they didn't work well.
> > > >
> > > > I know I have a 5 kW slide choke "somewhere".  Just can't lay my 
> > > > hands on it at the moment.
> > > >
> > > > Dave
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