RE: Using neons for limiting?

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• Subject: RE: Using neons for limiting?
• From: "Coiler" <mycroft-at-access1-dot-net> (by way of Terry Fritz <terryf-at-verinet-dot-com>)
• Date: Tue, 24 Nov 1998 11:15:58 -0700
• Approved: terryf-at-verinet-dot-com

I assume you are running at 120V (btw, that must be a monster
potential transformer.. 4KVA?). If so, you can use that shorted neon
as a limiter. I tried that after hearing about people using shorted
MOTs as limiters. In my case, I just kept stacking my neons in parallel
till I had the power I wanted. 
Unfortunately I was limited to 1.8KVA input.. and wanted more, so I have
evolved to a welder.


Michael Baumann
Coiler, Homebrewer, Nerd. mycroft-at-access1-dot-net
 

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> Subject: Using neons for limiting?
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> Original Poster: Wise <mwise44-at-flash-dot-net> 
> 
> Is it possible to use a neon with its secondaries shorted for current
> limiting? Or perhaps an induction motor in series with the transformer.
> I am not talking about using these long periods of time but I would like
> to use them so I can test my potential transformer. The potential
> transformer I have will draw ~34A at its rating. I only have a 20A
> breaker to run it on. So I am wanting to limit it to at least 15A maybe
> 20A max. I have a neon that draws about 13A, but I don't want to destroy
> my neon either (12kv-at-90ma).
> 
> Thanks
> Chris
> 
> 
> 

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