[GreenKeys] Skip

[Skip Macaulay]

I agree with you. Thats why just using some resistors is the easiest..  For
me for
sure..  There is some loss alright in heat but it's not like ihave this amp
on 24 / 7...
Thanks.. Skip

On Thu., Feb. 20, 2025, 6:45 p.m. Brenda Gentry via GreenKeys, <
greenkeys at mailman.qth.net> wrote:

> 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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