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Old 06-01-2016, 11:20 AM
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Originally Posted by dieseljeep View Post
The voltage dropping resistor approach is OK, but I prefer the Capacitive-Reactance voltage drop method. The old-fashioned ballast tube, cushioned the warm-up of the tubes. The cap method does the same, without having to us inrush limiters.
Perhaps I am missing something here, but wouldn't the peak inrush current be higher when using a capacitor vs a resistor as an ac dropper?

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