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- From: whit@milton.u.washington.edu (John Whitmore)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,sci.electronics
- Subject: Re: Powering up accessories (Was Re: External case for internal drives)
- Message-ID: <1992Jul29.233854.8781@u.washington.edu>
- Date: 29 Jul 92 23:38:54 GMT
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- In article <OTTO.92Jul27025823@tukki.jyu.fi> otto@tukki.jyu.fi (Otto J. Makela) writes:
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- > Radio Shack has a power strip that is controlled by current through one of
- > its outlets.
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- >I believe setting it up for 230V instead of 110V would be more difficult
- >than replacing the plugs. So, does anyone know what's inside these things ?
-
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- Many cable-TV remote boxes use something like this (the cable
- box is powered-down until the TV is turned on). The ones I've seen
- have a current-sense transformer (custom made, NOT an easily found
- stock item) in series with the sensed output , and the secondary of
- this transformer goes to an amplifier/limiter which in turn trips
- a relay to power the other outlets.
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- The custom transformer has to be rated for the full circuit
- current (usually 15A) and its secondary must be connected to
- a virtual short circuit (not difficult).
-
- John Whitmore
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