Re: [TCML] motor ballast

[Sfxneon@xxxxxxx]

Probably too complicated and just as impractical...but just for the sake of  
theory, how about locking the armature and sliding it in and out of the field  
windings? 
 
Tony Greer
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In a message dated 8/10/2008 12:22:11 A.M. Central  Daylight Time, 
teslas-intern@xxxxxxxxxxx writes:

Here is a strange  question, can you use an induction motor for a 
ballast?  As far as I am  aware, applying a load to an induction motor 
causes it to draw more current,  so theoretically putting a variable 
resistance to the motor output would  yield a variable current in the 
drive windings, hence the tesla high voltage  transformer.  Naturally 
this would kill a normal motor and be  completely impractical, but would 
this be theoretically possible?  Just  musing.

Scott Bogard.
 



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