06-20-2007, 08:31 AM
Hi John,
Things look pretty good to me. Sounds like you have got it pretty well under control. If you are still concerned about your transformer heating up you can make a voltage bucking circuit using a 12 volt filament transformer. Do a search and you will find some info. If you have a variac try lower the line voltage to 110v and check your transformer. I ran a check on one of my transformers with a temperature probe and after 35 min it reached 130 degrees and stayed there for 90 min. That was with a line voltage of 125V. Not one I would run all day.
Terry
Things look pretty good to me. Sounds like you have got it pretty well under control. If you are still concerned about your transformer heating up you can make a voltage bucking circuit using a 12 volt filament transformer. Do a search and you will find some info. If you have a variac try lower the line voltage to 110v and check your transformer. I ran a check on one of my transformers with a temperature probe and after 35 min it reached 130 degrees and stayed there for 90 min. That was with a line voltage of 125V. Not one I would run all day.
Terry