Ok, wrong again...;-} I have seen them used as short circuit protection which fits in with what you say.
ian On 07/04/2011 14:11, Stephen Wille Padnos wrote: > Ian W. Wright wrote: >> What about the old idea of putting a light bulb in series >> with the mains? Would this have a useful effect? >> > I think you've got it backwards. > > The idea is to use a light bulb as a bleed resistor, and coincidentally > as a "dangerous voltages present" indicator :) > > Light bulbs also have high surge currents, and their resistance is very > low until heated up. That's the opposite of the desired effect for an > inrush limiter. > > - Steve > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Xperia(TM) PLAY > It's a major breakthrough. An authentic gaming > smartphone on the nation's most reliable network. > And it wants your games. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/verizon-sfdev > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 10.0.1209 / Virus Database: 1500/3556 - Release Date: 04/06/11 > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Xperia(TM) PLAY It's a major breakthrough. An authentic gaming smartphone on the nation's most reliable network. And it wants your games. http://p.sf.net/sfu/verizon-sfdev _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
