PL 200 Series Two Repair - What about those cute little caps?

derek92994

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#21
You guys are 240 right? 10amps at 120 is 1200 va. 240 at 5 amps is 1200 va..
How many amps do I need? The standard wall socket runs 240 volt at 10 amps, which is 2400 watts. I want to be able to do inline testing.
 

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Whats plenty? 1200va does not sound like enough. A WOPL would require 2000 watts plus at full stick, how many VA does the variac have to be to do all testing including inline testing?
 

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#34
Test it on something you can afford to lose first before you let it loose on something important.
Those Chinese things can be problematic.
I bought the earlier 2kVA model specifically to run up an old JBL amp I have here.
Took the amp right out.
Turned out they had a whole batch that were faulty, but wouldn't pay for damages, only a replacement variac.
 
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