[Heathkit] F/S Voltage Reducer

Sat, 16 Mar 2002 06:15:52 -0800

Not if you want to run a transmitter , receiver and some test equipment,
like I do. 

Ed

On Sat, 16 Mar 2002 03:08:22 -0700 [email protected] writes:
> 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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