Re: The "second pig" ballast: Questions.

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Original poster: "david baehr" <dfb25@xxxxxxxxxxx>


If at all possible, use a high temp 200 c magnet wire , then you wont have 
to worry so much about heat build up.....maybe use a slightly smaller wire 
,..a little easier to work with

>From: "Tesla list" <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
>To: tesla@xxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: Re: The "second pig" ballast: Questions.
>Date: Mon, 07 Feb 2005 18:34:09 -0700
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>Original poster: BunnyKiller <bunikllr@xxxxxxx>
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>Hey Arron...
>>also...   the wire on the inductor should be rated amp wise to be
>equal to or greater than what the maximum current you plan to use
>with the hi volt xfmr....   since the wire will be all tightly wound
>around the core, the cooling capacities will be diminished and the
>wire will become warm....  best bet is to go at least 25% better
>than your maximum needs....  if you are planning on driving a piggie
>10KVA or better
>look at a single #6, or double # 8 or triple # 10 THHN
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>hope this helped
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>Scot D
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>>So, a quick physics lesson on why the air gap is so
>>critical would be interesting (at least to me).  My
>>mental model of an inductor is obviously
>>over-simplified.
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