@ All
I am posting the correct wiring diagram for my test.
The primary is .05ma @7.7vac
The light is .10ma @5.5vac
Following ohms law I find that as the power running to the light increases so does the resistance (Thanks Dave)
Here is the age old ohms law triangle for finding the third unknown value.
I this case the light bulbs resistance varies with power level which turns out to be a good thing. I my case the bulbs are (Bulb string is 5 in series) 3vac each 5 in series for a ceiling of 15vac. I am using the clear bulbs found in the old XMAX tree strings that are AC bulbs. Those old strings were power eaters and now-a-days LED strings are taking over.
Like Dave had pointed out in a previous post that he wanted the value of current flowing through the bulb because he knew that the resistance changes rapidly with current flow.
So here I am turning the Variac around (Up and Down) not knowing that the light bulb was readjusting itself every single second.
The bulb might actually HELP the tuning process as the experimenter only has say one adjustment tool, this may serve to self-adjust the circuit.
In either case I wanted a light bulb so i could see the current flow.
In the example the cold resistance of the bulb is 12.2 ohms yet calculations show that at 5.5vac @ 100ma the resistance value is now 55ohms.
I will continue to document these results and add some oscilloscope shots someday soon, I hope

Unless for some unbeknown reason like phasor angles, reactive power or UFO landings, it looks like to me that the real power is being burned up by the bulb, is a little higher than what the primary source is providing.
Since no one has any contradictory statement or evidence of the possibility of a false reading I will assume the quiet means I must be right.
Any takers?
I hate to be in the lead anyway
Dog-One is a polite gentlemen, whats say you Dog-One?
What about it Dave? Dog-One?
Has the beginner (Me BroMikey) missed something here?
Lay is on me so I can get the show on the road.

Mike

with such a journey as this, we might even see other energies entering these Bi-toroid transformers.
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