Re: Power Relay Group Purchase

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Original poster: "Crow Leader by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <tesla-at-lists.symmetric-dot-net>

It's nice to be able to switch your variable autoformer on and off somehow.

KEN

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Sent: Sunday, August 04, 2002 9:28 PM
Subject: Re: Power Relay Group Purchase


> Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
<Parpp807-at-aol-dot-com>
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> In a message dated 8/4/02 1:18:59 PM Central Daylight Time,
tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
> writes:
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> > As indicated in the a/c switches thread, remote, low voltage
> >  control of a power relay or contactor (same thing different name)
> >  is the proper, safe way of controlling your Tesla coil.
>
> A power contactor is fine for energizing the line voltage to the coil,
> but I use a variac for testing and tuning at reduced power and for
> safely increasing the power to the coil. I would not apply full power
> instantaneously.
>
> Cheers,
> Ralph Zekelman
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