Dave wrote:
>I would suggest using nichrome wire in series with the filament leads from
>the transformer to reduce the filament voltage to the proper value.
That brings a question to mind. Has anyone come up with a really
nifty low-resistance, long-life method to terminate nichrome wire
for high current applications? The only thing that comes to mind
at 6AM is double barrier strips, and I can imagine some problems
with those.
It would indeed be a solution for filament dropping, and maybe
even apps like slowing down a certain Rotron hurricane-maker I'm
thinking of, or even a step-start? I've wondered whether
nichrome would be better than 'zapping' power resistors with
high-energy transient loads, but don't have any practical
experience with the stuff.
Thanks,
Jim, N7CXI
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