Re: 220V transformers on 120V?

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Original poster: "BunnyKiller by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <bigfoo39-at-telocity-dot-com>

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>Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <tesla-at-ian-dot-org>
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>I bought a 15kV neon transformer without noticing it
>was 220V until I opened it up.
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>Can I just get a voltage converter and run it off that?
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>If I give it 120V will I get half the voltage out of it?
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>Thanks, folks.
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>Ian Smith
>www.ian-dot-org
>www.sportsmogul-dot-com
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Hi Ian...

using 120 on a 220 trannie will give you 1/2 the output voltage...   to 
get full voltage use a transformer what is known as a Buck/Boost 
transformer ....   you put 120 into it and will get 220 volts out...   
be sure to specify 120 in 220 out if you buy one   if you do the scrap 
heap search , normally there is sometype of info on it     like   pri 
120  sec 220 etc.

Scot D