Re: Soft transformer turn on without a variac

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Original poster: "Gerry Reynolds" <gerryreynolds-at-earthlink-dot-net> 

Hi Ed,

Would this be true even if the variac output was set to zero when first
turned on?

Gerry R

 >
 > A large current surge when the variac is connected to the line is quite
 > normal, depending on the phase at which the switch or relay closes.  The
 > bigger the variac the lower its resistance and the bigger the surge.
 >
 > Ed
 >
 >