[Prev][Next][Index][Thread]
Re: Oops ? To A.C Kuntz Oops ? To A.C Kuntz
to: Ed
That's a great price for a current control inductor, but perhaps since they
"also" use them for hundreds of electric welders (not just us Tesla freaks)
the laws of supply & demand produce the product at a very reasonable cost.
Sounds like a great find at a fair price especially for new units.
DR.RESONANCE-at-next-wave-dot-net
----------
> From: Tesla List <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
> To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
> Subject: Re: Oops ? To A.C Kuntz Oops ? To A.C Kuntz
> Date: Thursday, October 08, 1998 4:41 PM
>
> Original Poster: "Edward J. Wingate" <ewing7-at-frontiernet-dot-net>
>
> Tesla List wrote:
> >
> > Original Poster: "D.C. Cox" <DR.RESONANCE-at-next-wave-dot-net>
> >
> > to: AC
> >
> > Yes, you could design an inductor to do it all without the resistor.
Just
> > add approx $800.00 per unit for all the extra silicon steel laser cut
core
> > material you will be buying. As for us, we prefer the $10.00 resistor
--
> > it works just fine when used precisely as I have described.
> >
> > DR.RESONANCE-at-next-wave-dot-net
>
> Greetings D.C.
>
> Lincoln Electric Company designed my inductors (AC-225-S arc welders)
> and I bought them for $189.95 each. They have a wide range of variable
> inductance and I have 2 of them operating in parallel with my current
> Tesla coil power supply cabinet which will supply from 10 to 125 amps. I
> use NO resistors of any type with this system, just the welders. Did you
> detect any operating problems with either my magnifier or the twin coil
> when you visited my lab during the Teslathon last year? In fact, I have
> been using Lincoln arc welders for inductive ballast for almost 10 years
> on a wide variety of coil systems from tabletop to my current magnifier
> system and have experienced zero problems with them to date. I find the
> welders to be smooth, easily adjustable and reliable. They do it all for
> me.
>
> Ed Wingate RATCB
>
>