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| scalex |
A new toyMy new 2KVA variable transformer (variac) arrived today and she is a cracker, i love nice shiny new stuff I found a place in NZ that sell them very cheap this was well under $180 nzd including shipping.
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| classixs |
Gratz Andrew 
This is one purchase you will never regret. So much fun with these to run the leccy`s nomatter if they are 110 or 220V, and on top of that this variac gives you the power to run several at the time 
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| scorpion2nz |
now I know why the lights dipped before
too much strain on the Cook Straight cable |
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| scalex |
I have run my Jensen 30 already and she ticked over nice and slow on 60v after a half hour i still had lots of water left on the site glass i reakon it would go for hours 
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| whistleman |
nice!
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| classixs |
Its amazing right? 
Please do take notice that you put the variac on something that you wont mind getting a few marks, as the rubberfeet on mine tends to leave black marks when it has been standing at the same spot for a while 
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| scalex |
 looks like the kitchen table will be getting a few marks then  ha ha ha
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| Roly Williams |
Nice but, I don't like the open terminals at mains voltage!!! Or the aparent lack of an earth connection !!!
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| classixs |
Roly, it is a grown up thing to handle these variacs, i give you that but believe me...you`d have to put your fingers into the pencilsharpener or use a pointy piece of metal to get a shock from those terminals when they are tightened down. There is earth-connections, and i would think the green/yellow wires on Andrews setup goes down to it, it`s a screw into the chassis beside both terminal sets
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| scalex |
It is earthed correctly i had an electrition do it for me....... |
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| draconus |
is it noisy ? | ||||
| scalex |
No it is so quiet i did not think it was going no hum at all from it i'm very happy.
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| draconus |
no hum ?
none at all ? thats interesting, very... i had been looking something like that to drive my valve amp. found a couple but they had bad hum problems...i cant have that. we have very high voltage here in west oz and its up and down like a w&&$@'s drawers and so we run at anywhere between 230 and 258..... yeah i monitored it for a full day a year or so back... thanks for sharing mate.. |
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| 46u |
Nice! I really like mine and it makes no noise I have noticed.
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| ItSteams |
shocking | ||||
| mrborinator |
Its a very nice and good looking Variac...
Have lots of steam fun with it... Rob. |