In article <j4kou5+j2gg@eGroups.com>,
confed2001 <confed2001@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Stuart, Thanks for the input I'll give that a try this weekend. When I
> first made this foundry I never tried to melt anything but aluminum.
> Over time I have had to make repairs to it, such as the lid, & it is
> possible I am losing a lot of heat from there. I have thought of hooking
> the heating element directly to the power source (220V with a 40 amp
> breaker), but I was not sure if the element could take direct power
> without some type of controller. Anyway, I'll check it out thanks.
If you have purchased the elments, they should specify the voltage and
power rating. If you have made your own from resistance wire, the
situation is more interesting but you should have wound them for your
local supply voltage.
I know I am stating the obvious and I'm sure no-one here is that stupid
but don't connect heating elements designed for 110V directly across 220V.
Just check the rating of your element before you do it.
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Stuart Winsor
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