Form@C wrote:


You should get away with it as this sort of equipment isn't usually left
on for days on end - at this time of its life, anyway! If it worries you,
connect the AC terminals of a small bridge rectifier in series with the
heater winding. That should drop enough volts to keep things happy.
(ignore the + & - terminals).


I think you mean "connect together" rather than "ignore".

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Roger.