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In a message dated 02/24/2006 11:04:38 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
SBailey at nespower.com writes:

>    I did have a Harris (Gates One) up until July of 04.  It would go
>  down to 5 watts, without bad distortion. 

I don't remember it sounding too bad below 50 watts, but on the o'scope, the 
envelope started to change when it was that low.

> I now have a Armstrong,
>  X-1000B.  I found it saved me about 50.00 a month on the AC bill, vs.
>  the Harris. The Armstrong will go down to my night power with no
>  problems. When I ordered, I the factory set it up that way.
>  
>  I don't really like the idea of a separate LPB box.  I not knocking
>  them, but it can't out run the Armstrong, with both running 50 watts,
>  modulation wise.
>  

Perhaps they have a means of improving the efficiency at low power? 
(Switching power supply, maybe?) With the Harris box, the efficiency (Line/Load) goes 
out the window when running the box at sub-hundred watt power levels. It has a 
linear supply, which is one reason. That huge hunk of iron is always using 
some power, all the time the box is "on".

Interesting that you saw a $50 change in the electric bill between the two 
boxes. 

I still think that an LPB would use a lot less juice for those light bulb 
power levels, though, as opposed to a 1Kw or more box, dialed way down. Of 
course, you said that they did something to "set it up" for you... so maybe there's 
some special mod they do, to make it more compatible with a flea-power mode? 
What is your night power, BTW?

Willie...