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Old 23rd Apr 2021, 10:57 am   #6
AmplifyAudio
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Default Re: Waking up and testing Trinitron monitors

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Originally Posted by julie_m View Post
It is a bad idea to use a variac on anything with a switched-mode power supply. It will fight against the reduced voltage by trying to draw more current.
<Massive facepalm> Yes. Yes, of course it will. They all have SMPSs. You'd think I would of twigged while checking them over and seeing the voltage specs of 100-240VAC 50/60Hz on each one!

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