Re: [TCML] Variac question

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No problem...
I have done this with 2x 230v 28Amp variacs to give me a 400v 28Amp 
unit.
Its been working for years now in one of our show coils.

Carlos

On 2013-08-04 14:58, jhowson4@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> So, I acquired a pretty nice variac the other day, Powerstat 136BU-2
> in a sweet shell.
>
> It has two cores with the brushes on a common knob, each rated for
> 120V 22A. with a matching transformer in the back.
>
> I was thinking about ignoring the matching transformer and rewiring it
> to make each core one leg of 240V line and the neutral. Thus giving me
> 240V at 22 Amps.
>
> Any issues with doing this? Seems like a pretty decent way to go from
> where i'm sitting.
>
>
>
> Cheers,
> John "Jay" Howson IV
>
>
> "Why thank you, I will be happy to take those electrons off your 
> hands."
>
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