Re: Current Limiting

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Original poster: FutureT-at-aol-dot-com 

In a message dated 1/23/04 6:08:12 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
tesla-at-pupman-dot-com writes:

M,

An inductive reactance is more efficient because the
energy is not burned up as heat but is stored instead and
then used.  The power factor will not necessarily be bad
using the reactor because of the effect of the primary
capacitor in the circuit, and how it behaves in the circuit
with the other component and the timing of the gap firing.

John

>Hi All
>
>We can limit the current from the incoming mains with:
>* Resistance (high wattage light bulb; fan heater)
>* Inductive reactance (welder, MOT with secondary shorted)
>
>My question:
>* Which is the best method OR
>* What are the advantages of each method.
>
>My only concern with using an inductor is that we already have an inductor
>in the form of the transformer so I guess we'd be throwing the power factor
>even more askew by adding another.
>
>Cheers