>
>I am planning the power supply for my amp. One problem is that I have a 115v
>blower (draws 1 amp) and a 115v filament transformer (about 1.3 amps), and
>I'm possibly going to move overseas where only 240v is available. I was
thinking
>about using a plate transformer with a dual voltage primary, and
>connecting the blower across one half of it and the transformer across the
other half. The
>whole primary, of course, would be connected to 240v.
>
? Sounds feasable. Since cathode emissive life varies as (e2/e1)^23.4,
a rheostat in the fil. transformer pri. would be nice since
electric-mains voltage regulation in some foreign countries is reportedly
somewhat less than delightful. .
>........
- later, Vic
Rich...
R. L. Measures, 805-386-3734, AG6K, www.vcnet.com/measures
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