RE: ~Variac question

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Original poster: "Lau, Gary by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <Gary.Lau-at-compaq-dot-com>

That measurement actually was made with 240uF of PFC!

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

Hi Gary,

Adding 200uf of PFC caps could probably cut that current draw in HALF!

Cheers,

	Terry


At 09:16 PM 2/15/2002 -0500, you wrote:
>My 15/60 NST pulls upwards of 20 Amps when cranked to 140V.  I use a 15A 
>Variac that I found at a flea market for $12.  If there are no flea markets, 
>ebay always has a good supply.
>
>Gary Lau
>MA, USA