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Re: DIY heating cable transformer



At 03:48 AM 6/1/00 -0400, you wrote:
>40VA would do the trick but I tend to doubt it because it looks awful 
>small.The
>cables are the 100 and 60 watt cables plugged into each other totaling 160 
>watts.

For the purposes of a resistive load like heating cables, VA=watts.   So a 
minimum transformer for a 160 watt setup would be a 160VA 
transformer.   But it is likely to get pretty hot running at full rated 
load, so I would get a 200VA or 250.   They are pretty cheap if you found 
the right source.   I needed a pair of 500W transformers for a low-voltage 
lighting setup and found them on the web for about $65 each, a great 
bargain.   Just search and search.....
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