Original poster: "Gerry Reynolds" <gerryreynolds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Hi Dave,Yes, with a PIG, the transformer is close to ideal, so I will see if it is ideal enough in time.
Gerry R.
Original poster: <davep@xxxxxxxx>
> Others have suggested having the volt meter before the choke to
> monitor the variac output. I have two volt meters, one before the
> choke and one after it. In this way, I think I should be able to infer
> the voltage on the secondary of the PIG
With an arcing (i think it was Jacobs Ladder?) load,
the output voltage of the transformer will drop a lot.
Turns ratio neads modification to account for internal
impedance.
best
dwp