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Re: dimmer switches



Original poster: "Hydrogen18" <hydrogen18@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

He said it was very old...a knick in the windings somewhere could easily
cause it to burn out. Although I have a 20 amp 120 volt variac(that I wish I
hadnt de motorized!!!)from the 1940s that is still going strong.

---Eric
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From: "Tesla list" <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Monday, December 27, 2004 10:24 PM
Subject: RE: dimmer switches


> Original poster: "david baehr" <dfb25@xxxxxxxxxxx> > > > that variac should have handled a 9/30 with no sweat ! ?? thats like > 2.5 amps or so ?? > > >From: "Tesla list" <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx> > >To: tesla@xxxxxxxxxx > >Subject: RE: dimmer switches > >Date: Mon, 27 Dec 2004 20:10:47 -0700 > > > >Original poster: "Lau, Gary" <gary.lau@xxxxxx> > > > >Most folks will tell you "No, dimmers work only with resistive > >loads." > >I would have said the same thing until I tried it and found that it > >did, > >sort of, work. But it was "uneven", and I'm not sure the 100% > >setting > >was in fact 100%. And you won't ever get 140V out of a dimmer, so > >why > >bother ;-)? Ebay is your friend with lots of Variacs. > > > >Regards, Gary Lau > >MA, USA > > > > > Original poster: hue jass <chesscactuar@xxxxxxxxx> > > > > > > Hello > > > > > > I bought a very old 4 amp variac, but after running it with my > >9/30 > >NST, it > > > overheated and several of the windings broke. I was wondering if > >it > >would > > > be okay to use 6 amp light dimmer switchs until i can get my > >hands on > >a > > > better variac? Thanks. > > > > > > Blake > > > > > > > >