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On Wed, Jun 28, 2006 at 05:35:11PM -0400, joe bossom wrote:
> for those who use electric current to heat the wires that meld into foundation, what current/amperage do you use, DC? AC? I have a mini electro arc welder that was designed for melting hard silver solder, (jewelry makers tool) would that be appropriate for steel wire?
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\\technical on
There is no difference between X volts AC and X volts
DC. When we talk about X volts AC, we mean the RMS value ("root of
the mean of the square of the voltages"), that is - the voltage that has
the same _heating effect_ as X volts DC.
\\technical off
I myself have used a 12v car battery (DC), a cheap 6/12v battery
charger and I am now using a 240v->12v transfomer (ie AC) (out of a
school lab). All work fine.
I too suspect your welder will be a bit of an overkill. It may melt
the wires before it melts the wax ! Try it.
Thanks
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