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>On Mon, 7 Jul 97 11:06:57 -0700 Rich Measures <measures@vc.net> writes:
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>>>IMO, adding Step-Start to the SB-220 is a complete waste of time and
>>>money. The filament xfmr was designed to limit inrush current. The
>>plate
>>>xfmr is also current limited.
>
>>...snip...
>>- The HV transformer is required to produce repetitive, high peak
>>currents to satisfy the considerable demand of the C-filter. If the
>>HV
>>transformer were designed to limit current--like the 220's filament
>>transformer--the HV regulation would be unacceptable.
>
>I did not say that the xfmr was designed to limit current, I said it was
>current limited....there is a big difference between the two.
>
...and the big difference is?
Rich---
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