Re: [Emc-users] mains voltage

2015-12-26 Thread Gene Heskett
On Saturday 26 December 2015 11:30:10 Tomas Jarmolaitis wrote: > On Sat, 26 Dec 2015 13:56:25 +0200, Bertho Stultiens > > > wrote: > > F.ex. I use a 230V/230V isolation transformer at work rated at > > 1.6kVA. It weighs in at 36kg and cost about $1200,- (ex VAT). > > I think, your transformer is

Re: [Emc-users] mains voltage

2015-12-26 Thread Bertho Stultiens
On 12/26/2015 05:30 PM, Tomas Jarmolaitis wrote: >> F.ex. I use a 230V/230V isolation transformer at work rated at 1.6kVA. >> It weighs in at 36kg and cost about $1200,- (ex VAT). > I think, your transformer is highly overpriced (maybe there is reason for > that, f.e. medical sertificate or IP ra

Re: [Emc-users] mains voltage

2015-12-26 Thread Tomas Jarmolaitis
On Sat, 26 Dec 2015 13:56:25 +0200, Bertho Stultiens wrote: > F.ex. I use a 230V/230V isolation transformer at work rated at 1.6kVA. > It weighs in at 36kg and cost about $1200,- (ex VAT). I think, your transformer is highly overpriced (maybe there is reason for that, f.e. medical sertificat

Re: [Emc-users] mains voltage

2015-12-26 Thread John Thornton
Yea, it has a large ceramic resistor across the capacitor. JT On 12/26/2015 5:56 AM, Bertho Stultiens wrote: > On 12/26/2015 06:10 AM, Greg Bentzinger wrote: >> I was always told "Never rectify straight from AC mains without an >> isolation transformer." Bad Karma - Bad Ju ju - will come back to

Re: [Emc-users] mains voltage

2015-12-26 Thread Bertho Stultiens
On 12/26/2015 06:10 AM, Greg Bentzinger wrote: > I was always told "Never rectify straight from AC mains without an > isolation transformer." Bad Karma - Bad Ju ju - will come back to > bite you. I tend to agree that you normally want to use a transformer. However, a 2kVA transformer is expensive,

[Emc-users] mains voltage

2015-12-25 Thread Greg Bentzinger
I was always told "Never rectify straight from AC mains without an isolation transformer." Bad Karma - Bad Ju ju - will come back to bite you. -- ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-