5 Apr
2005
5 Apr
'05
4:41 a.m.
In message <1112700141.854.2.camel at weka.localdomain>
Jules Richardson <julesrichardsonuk at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
On Mon, 2005-04-04 at 22:11 -0500, John C. Ellingboe
wrote:
Plus those things seem to be far too powerful. 2.5KVA? That sounds like it's
designed for patching up damaged car bodywork and other similar tasks.
Running that much power through a battery tab will likely blast it to
smithereens.
I still haven't found anywhere that'll sell me a sheet (or a few offcuts) of
0.003" thick Ni200 or Ni201 nickel sheet besides McMaster-Carr, and I don't
think they ship across the pond anyway :-/
Later.
--
Phil. | Acorn Risc PC600 Mk3, SA202, 64MB, 6GB,
philpem at philpem.me.uk | ViewFinder, 10BaseT Ethernet, 2-slice,
http://www.philpem.me.uk/ | 48xCD, ARCINv6c IDE, SCSI
(A)bort (R)etry (W)ire up to a Tesla Coil and watch it glow like a lightning bug.
Why not just go to http://www.harborfreight.com
and get a real portable
spot welder for $199 (110V 1.5KVA) or $219 (220V 2.5KVA). Just
substitute your own home made adapters/electrodes for special setups.
I imagine that Phil's enjoying trying to do this himself - plus I can't
see anywhere in that website where it says that they'll ship across the
pond! :-)