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Homer Simpson would say "D'oh!"
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03-25-2019, 01:55 PM
No, the meter was telling me one thing, the variac another. With the variac dial set at about 96, I tested the variac outlet with the meter - and the variac was putting out 117 volts - even though its dial was set to 96. When Variac dial was set to 120, it was actually putting out 135.9.
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Homer Simpson would say "D'oh!" - by DuMont - 03-25-2019, 01:18 PM
RE: Homer Simpson would say "D'oh!" - by morzh - 03-25-2019, 01:25 PM
RE: Homer Simpson would say "D'oh!" - by DuMont - 03-25-2019, 01:55 PM
RE: Homer Simpson would say "D'oh!" - by morzh - 03-25-2019, 04:27 PM



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