Jim Coleman wrote: > i was thinking the light bulb idea when i read it, i remember reading an > article on a homebuilt 1000 watt audio amp, he did that because of the > inrush current tripping a breaker. i was just wondering how many bulbs in > parallel it would take to handle the current without blowing instantly? > thinking of standard 100 watt incandescents.
If you have a 120V line and 120V bulbs, you don't have to worry about them blowing. Even if the load looks like a dead short at turn on, the lights never see more than 120V. What the number of lights does change is the charge time. Each bulb provides a certain amount of current. More bulbs in parallel means more current and faster charging of the capacitors. I think a single 100W lamp would be fine for the power levels we're talking about. Regards, John Kasunich ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
