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03-16-2015, 07:05 PM
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Well, I found out why the set ran better at 105V. This is a very good lesson to learn and I'm surprised I didn't do some real damage.
The knob with built in pointer indicator on my variac somehow loosened up, and at what I thought was regular line voltage, was in the area of 130VAC  Fortunately, I didn't run it but for more than maybe a minute total at that. It's a good lesson I learned to always check the calibration on your equipment..... She's running perfect now 
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03-16-2015, 11:35 PM
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Wow.
A good argument for adding a volt meter to one's variac....
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03-17-2015, 05:47 AM
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Absolutely. Or just get a better variac. Mine is a 5 amp Adjust A Volt that weighs a ton, but with all the work I do I really should have something with a meter and a built in isolation transformer.
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