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Re: Current-limiting with an arc-welder...
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To: tesla@grendel.objinc.com, KLINEDA@univscvm.csd.scarolina.edu, QUANTUM@univscvm.csd.scarolina.edu, WMEYER@scientia.up.ac.za, bhaley@shore.net, frerichs@zfe.siemens.de, froula@cig.mot.com, haba@snakemail.hut.fi, jetter@ix.netcom.com, lbliao@alumni.caltech.edu
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Subject: Re: Current-limiting with an arc-welder...
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From: Esondrmn@aol.com
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Date: Fri, 29 Dec 1995 17:12:01 -0500
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In a message dated 95-12-26 11:42:22 EST, tesla@grendel.objinc.com writes:
>Hi all,
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>About to fire-up in a couple of weeks! I'm only waiting for the capacitor
>from Scott Meyers (applause :)
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>I finally got an arc-welder to use as a current-regulator and was just
>curious about how to hook it up. I'm guessing that it's in series with
>one side of the supply-line, but it's so much easier to just ask, isn't it.
>:)
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>Anyway, as always, all help is greatly appreciated
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>Hope everyone has a great holiday!
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>Dan <klineda@univscvm.csd.sc.edu>
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Dan,
I have my welder (primary) connected in series with the Powerstat (variac).
The welder cables (secondary) should be plugged in and shorted together. I
also have 6000 watts of oven elements in parallel with the welder.
Ed Sonderman