RE: 4 nst stack

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Original poster: "Mccauley, Daniel H" <daniel.h.mccauley-at-lmco-dot-com> 

Yes, I was referring to the US system.  I'm not sure exactly what they
use 'down under so it may be
quite different.

Dan


 > Dan,
 >
 > Richard is in Australia, with a 240 single phase MEN system.
 > This set up sounds like you were thinking of the 120/120V CT
 > system used in
 > the US.
 > Tom.
 >
 > Original poster: dhmccauley-at-spacecatlighting-dot-com
 >
 > As long as the phasing is correct, you can stack quite a few of them.
 > However, if you are stacking a large number of them, its better to run
 > them
 > off 240VAC as if you were running 120VAC for the full stack
 > the current can get quite high.  To run off 240VAC, you will need an
 > even
 > number of them.  Simple wire the outputs all in parallel (watch for
 > proper
 > phasing), and then series each pair of NSTs inputs together
 > and run off
 > 240VAC.  That will give you about 120VAC per NST for each
 > series'd pair.
 > Again, watch proper phasing.
 >
 > Dan
 >
 >
 >   > hi all,
 >   >
 >   > i know stacking 2 nst's to double the amperage is common
 >   > and standard practice.
 >   > what's the story with stacking 3 or 4 nst's
 >   > ive got accses to 4x11\100s and it would be nice to stack them
 >   > up to 400ma for a larger coil down the track or are the problems
 >   > going to be more than the headache is worth.
 >   >
 >   > regards
 >   > richard
 >   >