Re: More power

To: tesla-at-grendel.objinc-dot-com
Subject: Re: More power
From: richard.quick-at-slug-dot-org (Richard Quick)
Date: Tue, 19 Mar 1996 03:32:00 GMT
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Quoting Esondrmn-at-aol-dot-com (Ed Sonderman)

> Thanks for the response.  I checked the numbering on the 
> Powerstat again this weekend and my current wiring.  There are
> 5 terminals in a row across the face of the Powerstat in kind 
> of a V formation.  From left to right they are numbered 4, 2, 
> 5, 1, 3.  I currently have one side of the line in connected to
> # 4 and the other side of the line to # 1.  My load is 
> connnected to # 1 and to the fused terminal # 3.  I think you 
> are saying all I need to do is move the line wire from # 4 to
> # 2 - is this correct? 

Yes.

> At 17% increase with 240 volts in, the output would be 280 
> volts.  Is there a way to get less than 280 volts? 

Don't turn the wheel all the way up. :-)

> Like what is terminal # 5 used for?  

I forget.

> Do you have a book on this beast? 

Somewhere, still unpacked I would guess. But I do have one
around. It would take me a couple of days to turn it up.

Richard Quick


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