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Old 19th Sep 2018, 1:32 am   #44
radiograham
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Smile Re: Lamp limiter plus Variac tip

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Originally Posted by Lloyd 1985 View Post
Good tip! I always check very carefully before throwing the switch that everything is as it should be, I have an isolating TX in the chain too, which is a good job I do what with some of the lash-ups that I’ve been working on!

My Variac was an uncased one, so I built it into a wooden box with a voltmeter and socket on the front, and I also added fuses to both input and output, I had plenty of panel mount fuse holders so I thought why not!

Regards
Lloyd
Just joking,My favourite technique of switching it on and then poking it with a stick from behind the settee is not recommended then!.
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