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Re: www.midcentralelectric.com -- Prices



Original poster: "Jim Lux by way of Terry Fritz <teslalist@qwest.net>" <jimlux@earthlink.net>

Fixed load means that they are designed to operate something with an
essentially constant draw (like some relays or lamps or monitoring
equipment) at a substation or on a pole.  That is, the load is some sort of
fixed thing.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Tesla list" <tesla@pupman.com>
To: <tesla@pupman.com>
Sent: Thursday, May 01, 2003 7:35 PM
Subject: Re: www.midcentralelectric.com -- Prices


 > Original poster: "Crow Leader by way of Terry Fritz <teslalist@qwest.net>"
<tesla@lists.symmetric.net>
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 >
 > >Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz <teslalist@qwest.net>"
 > ><vanyo@echoes.net>
 > >What does "fixed load" mean?  They wouldn't by any chance be current
 > >limited, would they?
 >
 > They are not current limited (but again, the fuse is easy to blow). Fixed
 > load = it will run the rated load, not 2x rated load, or load +100 watts.
 > Think of it like 74xx series logic chips. They are rated 5 volts- not 6
 > volts, not 5.5 volts, not 5.3 volts.
 > Some specs are actually meant to be observed.
 > KEN
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 >
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