[Boatanchors] OT: Whole-house bucking/regulation

[Dave Meitzen]

 I have a 3 Phase 50 amp per phase I'd like to sell. It weights a ton er er
er 100Lbs. Use 2 phase for isolating the Ham Shack be my thought.

Email off list if interested.

Dave aa9tt in Dallas TX

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[mailto:boatanchors-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of J. Forster
Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2011 2:12 PM
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Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] OT: Whole-house bucking/regulation

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.
>
>
>
> 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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