Re: Variac ratings

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Original poster: "Harold Weiss by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <hweiss-at-new.rr-dot-com>

Hi Dan,

I wouldn't recommend it.  Back in 94 I fried 3 10 amp variacs that the owner
thought were 15 amp.  It will only work for a while and then you burn the
brushes, and coils.  Be safe and don't push it.

David E Weiss

 >
 > My question, is can you push a variac for short periods of time.  In
 > example, can i push my 8.5A variac to say 12A for
 > short periods of time.
 >
 > If so, I could just use two (2) 120V, 8.5A variacs on the front instead of
 > that monster 20A variac which is rather large.
 >
 > Any help appreciated.
 > Thanks
 >
 > Dan
 >
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