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Testing a power transformer
morzh
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11-13-2024, 08:28 PM
Well, this is where you might use that dim bulb.
And, as for "can't afford",

https://www.ebay.com/itm/404967839817?_s...BMwrWMgeVk


A $50 one? If you cannot afford that one, it's tough....a Variac is one of the very basic necessities.
People who do not drink, do not smoke, do not eat red meat will one day feel really stupid lying there and dying from nothing.
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Testing a power transformer - by georgetownjohn - 11-13-2024, 12:27 PM
RE: Testing a power transformer - by Chas - 11-13-2024, 12:46 PM
RE: Testing a power transformer - by Chas - 11-13-2024, 01:26 PM
RE: Testing a power transformer - by morzh - 11-13-2024, 02:28 PM
RE: Testing a power transformer - by morzh - 11-13-2024, 08:28 PM



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