Re: Tesla Coil Dream and Lincoln Arc Welder

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Original poster: "Jeremy Scott by way of Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" <supertux1-at-yahoo-dot-com>



Hehe,

Remember, this is the hobbiest scale :)
(Professional coilers may have their own...)

I figure this is good up to 10kVA or so.
I'm not sure if I'm going to progress this
hobby beyond that! Perhaps I'll wire another
outlet and do 20kVA :) My fuse box is running
out of breaker spaces!


--- Tesla list <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com> wrote:
 > Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz
 > <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>"
 > <dhmccauley-at-spacecatlighting-dot-com>
 >
 > Actually, your scaling is way off.
 > The 225A setting should be labeled only 'Atta boy.
 > The settings 'More 'splosions' through 'Hail Mary'
 > are reserved for tesla
 > coils using 2 or 3 of the Lincoln 225 Arc Welders in
 > parallel.
 > A single Lincoln 225 Arc Welder is still "beginner's
 > pole transformer" power
 > levels.
 >
 > The Captain
 >
 >
 >  > Decided not to use the sauna circuit. Wired up a
 >  > 240V/50A stove outlet in the garage, complete
 >  > with NEC required 50A ground fault breaker.
 >  > Pulling 6-3 NM cable through the wall is no fun
 >  > though. Should give me 12,000W
 >  >
 >  > Speaking of ballasts, I just reconditioned an old
 >  > Lincoln 225 Arc Welder. (240V/50A) Hard to
 > believe
 >  > it's rated for 50A since it's primary lead cables
 >  > are so thin. (and made of aluminum!)
 >  >
 >  > You know the dial on the front that lets you
 > select
 >  > your secondary amperage up to 255 in 12
 > increments? I
 >  > am replacing the numbers with a scale my own:
 >  >
 >  > 40 Wuss
 >  > 60 Yawn
 >  > 75 Granny's Coil
 >  > 90 Try an NST
 >  > 100 Whatever
 >  > 115 'Atta Boy!
 >  > 130 More 'splosions!
 >  > 145 Don't Stop Now
 >  > 160 Wake the Neighbors
 >  > 180 Watch for Police
 >  > 200 I Dare You.
 >  > 225 Hail Mary
 >  >
 >  > I'm looking for a pig now :)
 >
 >