Which transformer project?

[Cgbalderrama]

How's it going, I have wanted to try using transformers to create a welder and I happened to come across this beauty. I would like to know what type of transformer this is, if it can be used for a welder and what other ideas are there to use this for...? Thank you for yall's time.
P.s. this came from a "Alpha XM Series 2 Intelligent CableUPS Power Supply".

 

[rjenkinsgb]

That looks suspiciously like a "Constant voltage" (ferro resonant) transformer, a very specialised type of transformer, that's probably not suitable for any other use?

It may not be, but that construction style is quite unusual and distinctive?

eg.

Welcome to Shape, LLC - Ferro-resonant/(Constant Voltage)

Global provider of specialty ferroresonant transformers, including Constant Voltage Normal (CVN) and Constant Voltage Sinusoidal (CVS) transformers.

www.shapellc.com

Ferroresonant Transformers - Magnetic Specialties, Inc

Ferroresonant Transformers are also known as Constant-Voltage Transformers (CVT). A CVT regulates its secondary voltage typically within a few percent.

magspecinc.com

 

[MaxHeadRoom78]

Yes appears to have a magnetic shunt, That may be OK for a ordinary Arc Welder, If a spot welder is intended, then you could look for a junked micro wave TFMR , these also have a shunt but can work OK just by punching the shunt out, and winding a LV secondary.
What type are you intending to build?

 

[Cgbalderrama]

That looks suspiciously like a "Constant voltage" (ferro resonant) transformer, a very specialised type of transformer, that's probably not suitable for any other use?

It may not be, but that construction style is quite unusual and distinctive?

eg.

Welcome to Shape, LLC - Ferro-resonant/(Constant Voltage)

Global provider of specialty ferroresonant transformers, including Constant Voltage Normal (CVN) and Constant Voltage Sinusoidal (CVS) transformers.

www.shapellc.com

Ferroresonant Transformers - Magnetic Specialties, Inc

Ferroresonant Transformers are also known as Constant-Voltage Transformers (CVT). A CVT regulates its secondary voltage typically within a few percent.

magspecinc.com

You're right on the money actually, thank you very much for clearing that up for me...

 

[Cgbalderrama]

Yes appears to have a magnetic shunt, That may be OK for a ordinary Arc Welder, If a spot welder is intended, then you could look for a junked micro wave TFMR , these also have a shunt but can work OK just by punching the shunt out, and winding a LV secondary.
What type are you intending to build?

I am still doing more research on it to see all of the possibilities that may be available to me. Being able to continue projects I regularly would have to stop because of the weld issue is my main reason for choosing that. Although I think I have seen somewhere about a smelter/ furnace to melt metals so I'll see what its more suitable for. Thanks ! If I do decide on something I'll be sure to share the end result.