[Boatanchors] OT: Whole-house bucking/regulation

[J. Forster]

A whole house Variac is impractical.

>From an EE point of view, you could use a Variac to control the input to a
pair (one for each phase) of something like 120:10 volt buck transformers.
Each trandformer would have to be speced at 10 V @ 200A

You could also use a 240 V Variac with 240:10 transformers.

However, you might have a lot of code issues.

Best,

-John

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> Hi all,
>
>
>
> Sorry for the OT, but you folks are too knowledgeable about stuff for me
> to
> ignore.
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>
> My house voltage is high, often reaching 130V.  Many of you will tell me
> to
> call the local power company (con ed) and have them come out and fix.
> Well,
> that is one option. I would like to explore another option. Does anyone
> know
> if a variac of sorts can be purchased to cover a house with 200A service?
> Or
> a bucking transformer? That would at least give me control over this whole
> thing. Plus, I could probably lower the voltage to 110 or 115 and save
> some
> money with a lower electrical bill (light bulbs would last longer, boat
> anchors would be happier, there would be peace on earth, etc.).
>
>
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> 73 Eugene W2HX
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