I dont know what to do! Decision made, Restoration begun
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Yeah Kirk, if you're going to delay the purchase of variac at least build a simple and inexpensive DIM BULB tester:
http://www.antiqueradio.org/dimbulb.htm
That might save you from frying a power transformer due to bad or incorrectly installed capacitors or other components.
An isolation transformer is not a bad idea either, especially if you start working on sets without a power transformer. If you can find a good buy on a BK Precision 1655 or a Sencore PR57 these combine a variac and isolation transformer into one unit (with handy built-in metering).
John KK4ZLF
Lexington, KY
"illegitimis non carborundum"
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RE: I dont know what to do! Decision made, Restoration begun - by Eliot Ness - 05-02-2014, 09:43 AM
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