[GreenKeys] Skip

[Brenda Gentry]

Using the reactance of a condenser to lower the current in an AC circuit 
to an essentially resistive load will work, and is the basis of many 
older battery chargers. However, with an inductive load, the results 
could be unpredictable and perhaps unstable. It would be very unstable 
if the load varies.

    B. Gentry, KA2IVY

On 2/20/25 20:21, Tom Hunter wrote:
> I have read that a capacitor can be used to drop line voltage
> without dissipating heat like a resistor. I have used them to
> soften the light from an incandescent bulb and increase its
> life. I do not know if it will work ahead of a transformer though.
>
>
> Tom  N3CRK
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