On Wed, 14 Jul 2004 19:07:46 -0500, "Camilo Ramos" vaguely proposed a theory ......and in reply I say!:
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In all of this, safety or not, aren't you only going to get 20 Amps to weld with?
Arc welder and house lights/appliances
Jul 13, 2004
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50 amps, which is the rating of my larger breakers. If I understand the working principle of the contraption the amount of current is limited by both the resistance of the resistor itself AND the wiring capacity (i. e: wires and breakers) fo the house.
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On Fri, 16 Jul 2004 19:04:51 -0500, "mongke" vaguely proposed a theory ......and in reply I say!:
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ACtually it's interesting. This would probably work better on 110V system than a 240Volt system, because the _voltage_ is there, and the fuses all have to be twice as big for a given job.
In my house, the breakers are 15 Amp. 50Amp breakers woul be most unusual in a domestic situation.
Whatever, even at 50A, it's a long way from a cheap 140Amp buzz-box. They're only around $100 here, and less if no elads etc (which will be a cost even with the salt resistor.
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