[Johnson] Power on surge

[Van Lincoln]

Where is the best deal on inrush current limiters please, Thank You  WD8AAM
Van



At 18:02 6/2/2015, you wrote:
 >I have put inrush current limiters in all units I service, sure the
 >resistance decreases very fast but what it does do is eliminate the first
 >high current cycles of current being drawn by the affected unit.  The
 >second thing it does is drop the voltage to the transformer by a volt or
 >two.  Both good things.  The inrush current limiters are not expensive
 >compared to the good that they do. They come in different max current
 >sizes.   The things do get warm so they must be mounted where they won't
 >harm something by the heat.  You will notice the lack of a "thunk" right
 >away.  You can also drop the size of the line fuse to a more reasonable
 >value at the same time because the inrush current is not there anymore,
 >just the average current that the unit uses.  Saves on wear on the on/off
 >switch also.
 >Larry K9LWI
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