On Sun, 19 Oct 2003 20:20:17 -0500, Robert & Linda McGraw K4TAX
<RMcGraw@Blomand.Net> wrote:
>First I'd have concern that using a Variac to bringing the voltage up slowly
>would also bring the heater voltage up slowly and the blower voltage up
>slowly.
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Why is that a concern? Perhaps you're thinking slowly as in minutes
or longer? I'm talking a few seconds, just long enough to see what
happens in the first few moments of turn-on.
I should have mentioned too, the AC input current should be monitored
if possible, using an overload-protected meter.
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Bill, W7TI
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