Re: NST's w/ Dimmer

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Original poster: "Jason by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <jasonp-at-btinternet-dot-com>

A dimmer is not a transformer of the standard kind - it may not work very
well on a neon.
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Subject: Re: NST's w/ Dimmer


> Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
<Parpp807-at-aol-dot-com>
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> Paralleled transformers are not tolerant of an excessive imbalance. They
will
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> push and shove on eachother. Dimmers are not calibrated, nor are they made
to
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> degree of tolerance that would enable you to drive both dimmers from a
single
> shaft.
> You could put a voltmeter across the output of each dimmer. The best way
is
> to use a variac. A 15-20 Amp variac is almost essential for Tesla work.
Hope
> this helps.
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> Ralph Zekelman
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