> here are some rough
> calculations.  I'm making this up as I'm typing.  I remember something
about
> 7A steady state.  Let's say the initial current is 70A at full voltage.
>
> I have been taught, and have used 7:1 as an inrush current ratio for
> tungsten for the past 20 years without any problems.
> ...

Chris, please do whomever you are replying to and the rest of the list the
courtesy of differntiating your responses from the original post.  I use ">
" at the start of each line to denote the original post, as most people do,
but anything that makes it obvious is sufficient.  I particularly object to
you reproducing my signature line in your post as if I had written the whole
thing.  (Of course that should have been trimmed altogether, but that's
probably too much to ask at this stage).


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(978) 742-9014, olin@embedinc.com, http://www.embedinc.com

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