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>Original Poster: RWB355-at-aol-dot-com=20
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>Hello A.C.
>
>SNIP
>0.5ohm?  But I calculate that if you are drawing 50amp to power your=20
> coil then that resistor will make 1250 watts!  This seems like the 
wrong=
>=20
> way to do things, why doesn't the inductor just work.
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>SNIP
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>Whoa, Hold it.
>
>If you re-read Doc R.=B4s reply you will see he says use a resistor 
(0.3-=
>0.5
>ohms) AND (!!) an inductor.

It does not matter what else is inthe circuit, if the 0.5 resistor has 
50ampRMS flowing through it, it will get 1250watts!! this is a bad 
design. A properly designed inductor should just work, you dont see 
commercial florescent light ballast or NST with resistors in them!!

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