Thread: Using a variac when testing always wise?
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Old 22nd Nov 2022, 5:14 pm   #15
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Default Re: Using a variac when testing always wise?
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Originally Posted by knobtwiddler View Post
>use my eyes and ears

Don't forget your nose!
Yes, what a friend calls the "Rhino test" - useful for detecting the acrid smell of cooked transformers/resistors.
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