Re: To cut or not to cut

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Original poster: "sundog by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <sundog-at-timeship-dot-net>

Hi All, Jim,

I agree with Brian,

 I'd use the variacs as variacs and either make an inductor myself of have
one made.   At least if you botch a homemade inductor, you'll still have 2
good variacs!

                                Just my 2%

Shad

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Subject: Re: To cut or not to cut


> Original poster: "brian by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
<ka1bbg1-at-mcttelecom-dot-com>
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> Hi, i wouldnt cut up a nice pair of 30 amp variacs to use for ballast! go
to
> a junkyard and get a transformer core and wind some heavy wire on it. cul
> brian f.
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> Subject: To cut or not to cut
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> > Original poster: "Fred Bultman by way of Terry Fritz
<twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
> <royaloakmin-at-home-dot-com>
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> > HI,
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> > I have a pair of GE 30 amp variacs that I am planning on using as the
> ballast
> > for my 10kva pig. Should I have the core cut to prevent saturation? I
know
> that
> > this will ruin it as a voltage control variac. Does anyone have any
> experience
> > with cut vs. non-cut?
> > Thanks,
> > Jim Bultman
> > G-2
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