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I recently purchased this Variac at a flee market. Got it for $50 so its a good deal if it works
I would like some help in hooking it up. do not want to burn the house down
So it goes.........
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If your outlets are wired up backwards, then your fuse will blow when you hook up the variac. The hot and neutral connections matter for the variac. I learned the hard way when I hooked up a variac without checking that my outlet was wired correctly.
-Aaron.
2 is common
4 is in
3 is outUnless you want the variac to go to 140vac.
For 140vac max output
2 in common
5 is in
3 is outTre'
Have Fun and Enjoy the Music
"Still Working the Problem"
Edits: 07/17/11
Terminal 3 is almost certainly the wiper, so it will be one of the outputs. Suggest you use a signal generator or bell transformer (10 volt output) or the 6V or 5V winding of a power transformer you have laying around as a low voltage source and safely determine the relationships among the terminals.
And remember that a variac is NOT an isolation transformer--the output still has a DC path to ground.
thanks for the help
great suggestion to use low voltage source first
So it goes.........
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