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From: ankleand@mit-caf.MIT.EDU (Andrew Karanicolas)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: Re: Transformer Help needed...
Message-ID: <3303@mit-caf.MIT.EDU>
Date: 12 Oct 89 18:16:39 GMT
References: <616@winnie.fit.edu> <3297@mit-caf.MIT.EDU> <631@winnie.fit.edu>
Reply-To: ankleand@mit-caf.UUCP (Andrew Karanicolas)
Organization: Microsystems Technology Laboratories, MIT
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In article <631@winnie.fit.edu> dcs60222@zach.UUCP ( ENRIQUEZ) writes:
>In article <3297@mit-caf.MIT.EDU> ankleand@mit-caf.UUCP (Andrew Karanicolas) writes:
>>
>>You know, there are problems in this world that are very easy to solve,
>>your parents lighting problem is one of them.  Good luck.
>>
>
>Hey, excuse me for asking...
>
>Again, thanks for you suggestion of getting a larger transformer.
>It was of use.
>
>However, what does this post prove?  That some people "easy" problems
>are not so easy for others?  I don't understand why you wasted your time
>telling me how easy it is to solve, while not giving a simple solution
>yourself.  
>

I tried to give the simplest solution I could think of.

>My understanding of the net is to increase understanding of topics which
>you might be interested in, and to help others which might not have the same
>understanding you do (if YOU want to, else ignore).
>
>   Mark E.  dcs60222@zach.uucp


The problem you have seems to be coming down to an issue of cost vs.
safety.  The reason I said the solution to the problem was easy was
because the use of a single large transformer will do the job.  It
is unfortunate that such a transformer is a costly item; if I recall,
the focus of the problem originally was how to avoid this cost. 

What triggered my reaction to your last posting was the
comment about relying on "heaven" that nothing goes wrong.  I'm sure
that there was jest in this. However, for electrical wiring that uses
AC mains, you should be fairly serious about what you are doing.  There
have been other people on sci.electronics talking about how they
deal with AC mains and I did not agree with their methods regarding
safety and practicality in home (or other) environments; this is my opinion.

What is the rating of each of the transformers proposed earlier?
750W each or is 750W the total rating.






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