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Re: [TCML] pole pig ballasting
Huntsville, AL? That's where I am. I did not know there were any other
coilers in this area aside from Cameron Prince in Decatur.
On Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 7:40 AM, garry neeley <bamacoiler@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 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
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: tesla-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:tesla-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf
> > Of Jon Danniken
> > Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2008 1:37 PM
> > To: Tesla Coil Mailing List
> > 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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