Just wanted to share this variac I found on-line. Seems like a very good deal and perfect for my needs. I just bought one and will update this post after I get it and use it a while. https://www.circuitspecialists.com/v...c-ps05kva.html
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Originally posted by frankeg View PostJust wanted to share this variac I found on-line. Seems like a very good deal and perfect for my needs. I just bought one and will update this post after I get it and use it a while. https://www.circuitspecialists.com/v...c-ps05kva.html
nosajsoldering stuff that's broken, breaking stuff that works, Yeah!
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Originally posted by nosaj View PostOriginally posted by frankeg View PostJust wanted to share this variac I found on-line. Seems like a very good deal and perfect for my needs. I just bought one and will update this post after I get it and use it a while. https://www.circuitspecialists.com/v...c-ps05kva.html
nosaj
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01ID5R3GM...D5R3GM5318513/
BTW they have come out with clamp-on digital ammeters that measure DC current as well as AC. I just got an Extech MA220 but have not confirmed the accuracy of the DC current readings yet.
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Or just build a little gizmo from a salvaged meter and a resistor. But I must say that now that I'm older I tend to see the value in buying properly featured items rather than cheaper items I need to amend with DIY effort or buy another thing for full performance. Seriously. If you take a couple or a few hours to bench modify and add, or earn the money to buy amendments to supplement a bargain, how far ahead can you be? Not to mention the reality that "affordable" products almost never demonstrate the durability and longevity of market standard items."Take two placebos, works twice as well." Enzo
"Now get off my lawn with your silicooties and boom-chucka speakers and computers masquerading as amplifiers" Justin Thomas
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You can't just expect consent." Helmholtz
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Originally posted by Steve A. View PostOr buy a clamp-on digital ammeter. A Google search just found this one at Amazon for under $10. You might want to call Amazon to make sure that you can return it for a refund it if defective (even when they don't they will usually offer you credit towards a future Amazon purchase - at least they have for me several times.)
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01ID5R3GM...D5R3GM5318513/
BTW they have come out with clamp-on digital ammeters that measure DC current as well as AC. I just got an Extech MA220 but have not confirmed the accuracy of the DC current readings yet.
Steve A.
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I have seen these installed on such variacs. Just have to modify variac and figure some creative way to mount it on the unit too.
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I'm a bit surprised they rate it at 500VA, but fuse it for 600VA.
I suppose if you are not running near 5A sustained it should be ok.Originally posted by EnzoI have a sign in my shop that says, "Never think up reasons not to check something."
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Originally posted by g1 View PostI'm a bit surprised they rate it at 500VA, but fuse it for 600VA.
I suppose if you are not running near 5A sustained it should be ok.
Fuses are there to protect your home wiring and if possible avoid device catching fire; too close a rating can annoy you with random nuisance blow ups.Juan Manuel Fahey
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I just bought the 2000VA version from them and it should arrive on Wednesday.
https://www.circuitspecialists.com/variac-tdgc2-2.html
I plan installing a an analog current meter when bringing up the voltage on suspected shorted equipment and digital V/A meters for accurate operating measurements.If I have a 50% chance of guessing the right answer, I guess wrong 80% of the time.
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No. That is a relatively common use for US. They are also used as dimmers, as speed controls, as all sorts of things. Serious applications probably already have current monitoring.Education is what you're left with after you have forgotten what you have learned.
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Originally posted by Enzo View PostNo. That is a relatively common use for US. They are also used as dimmers, as speed controls, as all sorts of things. Serious applications probably already have current monitoring."Take two placebos, works twice as well." Enzo
"Now get off my lawn with your silicooties and boom-chucka speakers and computers masquerading as amplifiers" Justin Thomas
"If you're not interested in opinions and the experience of others, why even start a thread?
You can't just expect consent." Helmholtz
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Right. WE would prefer a current meter, nothing wrong with that, just from the Variac maker point of view, we are small potatoes.Education is what you're left with after you have forgotten what you have learned.
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