Re: Soft Start

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Original poster: "rheidlebaugh by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <rheidlebaugh-at-zialink-dot-com>

years past we used a high power light bulb to do just that.
  Robert  H

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> Date: Tue, 08 Jan 2002 17:29:31 -0700
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> Subject: Soft Start
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> Original poster: "Matthew Smith by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
> <matt-at-kbc-dot-net.au>
> 
> Hi All
> 
> Now for my second question of the day:
> 
> We use lamp dimmers/fan controllers on our TSG; we use a Variac on our
> main supply; people ask questions about ballasting MOT's...
> 
> With all these ideas sloshing around in my head, the question was
> raised: why don't we employ some sort of soft start motor controller on
> the mains input of our transformers?  Is this
> impractical/expensive/mucks up the BPS?
> 
> [ All my EE work was with motors - transformers were what Slartibartfast
> called an SEP (someone else's problem) ]
> 
> Cheers
> 
> M
> 
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> Matthew Smith
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