[Heathkit] F/S Voltage Reducer

Sat, 16 Mar 2002 03:08:22 -0700

for this i would use a 2 or 3 amp tx.  11 amp would be lotsa
overkill.jack
On Fri, 15 Mar 2002 19:10:38 -0500 Julio Garcia <[email protected]>
writes:
> Wouldnt using a filament xfmr with a 11 Amp secondary do the same 
> when
> wired in series bucking?
> Ive used them in series aiding on long T2x runs for decades.
> 
> Julio
> 
> On Thu, 14 Mar 2002 08:28:21 -0800 [email protected] writes:
> > I have for sale a prototype of a high power voltage reducer. It 
> will 
> > drop
> > your line voltage from today's 122 VAC to yesteryear's 115 VAC, 
> when 
> > most
> > of the tube-type equipment was designed. If your filament and /or 
> B+ 
> > is
> > running above the book value, you need to reduce the voltage to 
> > prolong
> > the life of your equipment. The voltage reducer is rated at 11 
> amps 
> > (1265
> > watts R) and will probably run all of your tube-type radios and 
> > test
> > equipment. It uses a transformer in a bucking circuit that does 
> not 
> > waste
> > power in heat like a resistor. It is a pretty constant voltage 
> > regardless
> > of the load. It includes a voltmeter, switchable to either the 
> input 
> > or
> > output. It weighs 19 pounds, packed. Price is $75 plus actual 
> > shipping
> > cost. Pictures, schematic available on request. Thank you.
> > 
> > Ed Richards
> > Sparks, NV 89431
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