[Boatanchors] One more point 120 vac Variac

[Dick KF4NS]

John,
Sorry to differ with you but my General Radio Type V5 which has 5 
terminals at the top and 2 near the bottom, is indeed labelled in AC 
volts. It is labelled as "VOLTS SHOWN FOR 5 AMP, 0-135V. 50-60 CYCLES"

The two lover terminals (6 and 7) show 20V between the terminals and 
marked 37.5V above each of those terminals.

On top, 1-2 and 4-5 are marked 20V between each of those pairs. Talk 
about confusing  !

73, Dick KF4NS
St Petersburg, FL 33714 USA
Keep The Glow!


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Message: 5
Date: Fri, 10 Jun 2011 23:00:44 -0400 (EDT)
From: John Lawson <jpl15 at panix.com>
Subject: [Boatanchors] One more point 120 vac Variac
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   Sorry, forgot to mention this -

your Variac dial is not marked in 'volts' - it is 'percent of input
voltage.'

And since yours goes from 0 - 130 (percent) its probably does have the
extension taps and will allow you to step up the input volatge.

  So you could put 10 volts in, and at the "130" mark you'd have 13 
volts
on the wiper.  But you have to use the "100%" tap as your input for 
this
to work.


Cheers

John KB6SCO
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