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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