[R-390] R-390A LINE VOLTAGE REDUCING QUESTION?

[Dave Sampson]

hello
 
i have an idea for reducing high line voltage but my electronics knowlege is not up to the level of most of you guys...
 
instead of using a bucking transformer...could you use a choke by determining the dc resistance necessary to drop the desired amount of line voltage and as an extra bonus, the reactance of the choke would smooth out the a/c waveform.
 
would this work?
 
73s
dave