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Date:         Mon, 25 Sep 1995 10:12:00 -0700 (PDT)
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From:         "Maher, Steve (SD-MS)" <SMAHER@PO2.GI.COM>
Subject:      Re: 110 volt power inverter

: >> or 110 VAC (330 Hz) @ 150 W > >So why is everybody so afraid of this 330Hz? I agree, don't test it >on your laptop (to expensive experiment), (and stay away from that 650V DC), >but I don't see why feeding a standard E or ring core transformer 330Hz >instead of 50 or 60 would be such a big deal. Sure, lossess due to hysteresis >would be slightly higher, but the risk of saturating the core would >be less. I have used standard power supply E-core transformers up >to several kHz without any problem. > >(Flamesuit on)

Better lend your flamesuit to the guy with the inverter for his first few tries at using it.


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