Re: MY SSTC WORKS!!!!! dead again

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Original poster: "Jim Mitchell" <Electrontube-at-sbcglobal-dot-net> 

Kreso,

A dimmer chops up the AC waveform,  it does not lower voltage.

Regards - Jim Mitchell
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Subject: Re: MY SSTC WORKS!!!!! dead again


 > Original poster: Kreso Bukvic <kreso.bukvic-at-kc.htnet.hr>
 >
 > Ok, so looks like Steve figured out my problem.
 > It looks like i HAVE to use variac.
 >
 > But here is the problem:
 >
 > Im building evrything TIP TOP on acrylic, so all circutry can be seen
etc...
 >
 > I would like to buy that small variac for built in purpose
 >
 > Problem again:
 >
 > 1. No variacs like that here
 > 2. I burned my big old variac
 > 3. New big variacs cost arround 300 $
 > 4. Il buy one bigone eventually but i dont need it now
 > 5.e-bay - nothing here - expensive shipping
 >
 > So i was looking somthing at the internet and some guy used a DIMMER for
his
 > 12 kV 60 mA nst
 >
 > Could i use one? It costs only 50 $
 >
 > What does a dimmer actually do?
 >
 > Will i also get 0-220 V regulation?
 >
 > Best Regards
 >
 > Kreso Bukvic
 >
 >