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Ed_Dinning · 30th Oct 2018, 10:20 pm

Hi Symon, I built a similar unit some years ago and used a variac and a 240/650v transformer.
The switching is interlocked to discharge the caps at switch off and I used diodes across the meters to prevent damage on overloads or large reversals at switch off.

Ed

30th Oct 2018, 10:20 pm	#14
Ed_Dinning Dekatron Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear, UK. Posts: 8,194	Re: Electrolytic capacitor reformer meter circuits Hi Symon, I built a similar unit some years ago and used a variac and a 240/650v transformer. The switching is interlocked to discharge the caps at switch off and I used diodes across the meters to prevent damage on overloads or large reversals at switch off. Ed