On Tue, 1 Feb 2011 16:06:30 -0800 (PST), Bob Jackson wrote: >In some corners, they're also called "autotransformers". My 5A one has served >me well for anything I've ever tackled or will tackle. I keep the variac >plugged into it.
An isolation transformer is not an autotransformer. A variac is a continiously variable autotransformer. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autotransformer 73 -Jim -- Ham Radio NU0C Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S.S.A. TR7/RV7/R7A/L7, TR6/RV6, T4XC/R4C/L4B, NCL2000, SB104A, R390A, GT550A/RV550A, HyGain 3750, IBM PS/2 - all vintage, all the time! "Give a man a URL, and he will learn for an hour; teach him to Google, and he will learn for a lifetime." HyGain 3750 User's Group - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HyGain_3750/ http://incolor.inetnebr.com/jshorney http://www.nebraskaghosts.org _______________________________________________ Drakelist mailing list Drakelist@zerobeat.net http://mailman.zerobeat.net/mailman/listinfo/drakelist
