Re: Arc welder as pig ballast not working right

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Original poster: Esondrmn@xxxxxxx 

Seanick,

I agree with David here, you may have a 60 hz resonant problem, like 
I had at one time.  If you don't have one, set up a safety gap across 
the rotary gap.  Just use like #10 bare copper wire and bend it so 
you have about 1.5 to 2.0" loops on each end.  Set the gap to 
5/8".  If the system is working properly, this safety gap should not 
fire.  If you are experiencing a resonance problem, the primary tank 
voltage may be way too high and the safety gap will fire.  I was also 
experiencing sputtering and popping from the rotary gap.

Ed Sonderman

In a message dated 8/10/05 4:26:42 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
tesla@xxxxxxxxxx writes:
Well it sounds like your powers supply is functioning
properly. It's really hard to say. That thing you mentioned
in your previous paragraph about it running erratically
in a "stacatto" sputtering makes me wonder if you don't have a
partial short circuit somewhere that manifest itself when
you turn the voltage up. Double check your pig transformer
and primary capacitor to make sure that they aren't on the blink. I
suppose you could also be experiencing inductive
resonace rise between the pig and the welder that could
be causing the erratic output with an increase in input voltage.