Re: Line filters, etc

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Original poster: "Terry Fritz" <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>

HI Jon,

At 12:30 PM 6/9/2001 -0700, you wrote:
>Oh, Terry, before I forget. You mentioned the use of a variac. Suppose I
>get some frequency/phase drift as a product of the natural tolerances of
>the components. Could this potentially kill a variac? My physics teacher
>mentioned that a large inductance can cook one (And I suppose he's right),
>but what are my chances of inducing a large current on the line?
>
>-Jon Strauss

The variac will not be damaged as long as the current is not wildly high.
As long as the circuit is fused or has a crcuit breaker that is fairly
close the the varaic's current rating, you will be fine.  With a standard
Tesla coil system, there are no hidden effects to worry about.

Cheers,

	Terry