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wa8yxm
Nov 01, 2013Explorer III
I hate to tell you this but there are several ways to beat an isolation transformer when it comes to power regulation and clean up, The only way to truly clean it up is to use a 3 module system
Converter----Battery----Inverter (True sine wave)
This outputs pure, clean, Sine wave, power even if what's comming in looks like something the dog dragged home.
An isolation transformer does NOTHING to limit a surge, it just passes it on.
A Ferroresonate transformer or a Varactor (Autotransformer) may do some regulation, but nothing compared to the system I outlined above.
MOV's take out spikes. not surges.
The box I just paid 15 dollars for (And then did some repair work on,, hey, it was me or the garbage can) It does not LIMIT surges, but it sure blocks them.
Converter----Battery----Inverter (True sine wave)
This outputs pure, clean, Sine wave, power even if what's comming in looks like something the dog dragged home.
An isolation transformer does NOTHING to limit a surge, it just passes it on.
A Ferroresonate transformer or a Varactor (Autotransformer) may do some regulation, but nothing compared to the system I outlined above.
MOV's take out spikes. not surges.
The box I just paid 15 dollars for (And then did some repair work on,, hey, it was me or the garbage can) It does not LIMIT surges, but it sure blocks them.
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