[Collins] Bucking Voltage

Mon, 10 Nov 2003 22:11:47 -0800

This is from my "archive".  URL for "Voltage Reducer" is in body of
second message.
Chris
W7JPG

-----Original Message-----
From: John D Hensley [mailto:[email protected]] 
Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2001 10:25 AM
To: [email protected]; [email protected]
Subject: Voltage reducer

Garey, thanks for this information and thanks to everyone for their
responses.  The URL that Garey sent shows how to configure the bucking
transformer for a 110/116V line. Great information for wiring up a
station layout.

73 - Doug

On Tue, 9 Oct 2001 12:24:53 -0400 "Garey Barrell" <[email protected]>
writes:
> Doug -
> 
> http://bama.sbc.edu/voltagereducer.htm
> 
>  This URL has a good write-up on what you are asking for.  This is 
> an age-old idea, put into a readable form.  Essentially the 6 or 12 
> volts from the secondary are "subtracted" from the line voltage.
Also,
the 
> filament transformer secondary has to be able to carry the entire
current of 
> whatever items are plugged in.
> 
> 73, Garey - K4OAH
> Atlanta
>

-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of kwylow zinjanthropus
Sent: Sunday, November 09, 2003 6:01 PM
To: David Knepper; [email protected]
Cc: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [Collins] Bucking Voltage

Hi:
I would like to add that the "BAMA" website does have a bucking circuit
description somewhere if I'm not mistaken. Cal, N6KYR. 