Well, I have a variac now and I am not certain how to test/hookup. It has five pins 1,2,3,4 and 5. Pins 1 and five are opposite each other on each side of the variac and I assume these are the input. Pins 2-3 3-4 or 2-4 can be outputs but there isn't any hookup plate (missing). As always, any help is greatly appreciated. I plan to mount in a box with panel, add fuse for circuit protection (in other words - do it up right).
Terry F
You can use your voltmeter to try to identify the various terminals on yours.
Without any documentation, I'm unsure how you can determine the amp rating of your variac and, therefore, how to fuse it.
:Several replies on my posts indicate the use of a variac or light bulbs used to control voltage applied to a radio.
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:Well, I have a variac now and I am not certain how to test/hookup. It has five pins 1,2,3,4 and 5. Pins 1 and five are opposite each other on each side of the variac and I assume these are the input. Pins 2-3 3-4 or 2-4 can be outputs but there isn't any hookup plate (missing). As always, any help is greatly appreciated. I plan to mount in a box with panel, add fuse for circuit protection (in other words - do it up right).
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:Terry F
Meade
:Terry: Hmmm. A classic variac (like mine) has a 120-V plug (input) and a 120-V recepticle (output), plus a knob to adjust the voltage.
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:You can use your voltmeter to try to identify the various terminals on yours.
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:Without any documentation, I'm unsure how you can determine the amp rating of your variac and, therefore, how to fuse it.
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::Several replies on my posts indicate the use of a variac or light bulbs used to control voltage applied to a radio.
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::Well, I have a variac now and I am not certain how to test/hookup. It has five pins 1,2,3,4 and 5. Pins 1 and five are opposite each other on each side of the variac and I assume these are the input. Pins 2-3 3-4 or 2-4 can be outputs but there isn't any hookup plate (missing). As always, any help is greatly appreciated. I plan to mount in a box with panel, add fuse for circuit protection (in other words - do it up right).
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::Terry F
That worked. The Statco site has a hookup diagram. I'm off and running now.
I appreciate all of your help.
Terry F
:Terry,
:Do a Yahoo or Google search for "Variac Connections". The Staco site has some diagrams for their units.
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:Meade
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::Terry: Hmmm. A classic variac (like mine) has a 120-V plug (input) and a 120-V recepticle (output), plus a knob to adjust the voltage.
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::You can use your voltmeter to try to identify the various terminals on yours.
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::Without any documentation, I'm unsure how you can determine the amp rating of your variac and, therefore, how to fuse it.
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:::Several replies on my posts indicate the use of a variac or light bulbs used to control voltage applied to a radio.
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:::Well, I have a variac now and I am not certain how to test/hookup. It has five pins 1,2,3,4 and 5. Pins 1 and five are opposite each other on each side of the variac and I assume these are the input. Pins 2-3 3-4 or 2-4 can be outputs but there isn't any hookup plate (missing). As always, any help is greatly appreciated. I plan to mount in a box with panel, add fuse for circuit protection (in other words - do it up right).
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:::Terry F
Thanks for the information. It is a 3A unit, from the nameplate, so I'll put a 2.5AGC fuse in the power cord line.
Terry
:Terry: Hmmm. A classic variac (like mine) has a 120-V plug (input) and a 120-V recepticle (output), plus a knob to adjust the voltage.
:
:You can use your voltmeter to try to identify the various terminals on yours.
:
:Without any documentation, I'm unsure how you can determine the amp rating of your variac and, therefore, how to fuse it.
:
:
::Several replies on my posts indicate the use of a variac or light bulbs used to control voltage applied to a radio.
::
::Well, I have a variac now and I am not certain how to test/hookup. It has five pins 1,2,3,4 and 5. Pins 1 and five are opposite each other on each side of the variac and I assume these are the input. Pins 2-3 3-4 or 2-4 can be outputs but there isn't any hookup plate (missing). As always, any help is greatly appreciated. I plan to mount in a box with panel, add fuse for circuit protection (in other words - do it up right).
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::Terry F