Re: Re[2]: Yet another newcomer, and from Sweden this time

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• Date: Wed, 27 Aug 1997 22:07:48 -0500
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From: 	Felix[SMTP:73374.1547-at-CompuServe.COM]
Sent: 	Wednesday, August 27, 1997 7:36 PM
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Subject: 	Re: Re[2]: Yet another newcomer, and from Sweden this time

For 12 kv 30 ma, when arcing, I measured 3 to 4 amps input; in other
words, my neons are quite efficient. This is presumably thanks to their
containing capacitors inside for power factor correction, otherwise
they'd have to draw more current for the same output.
You might consider heavy-duty high-wattage resistors, i.e. light bulbs,
as a cheap substitute for variacs. The limitation of bulbs is that their
initial (cold) resistance is low.

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