Re: Variac/Isos

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Original poster: "Barton B. Anderson by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <tesla123-at-pacbell-dot-net>

Cory -

Not sure where to find isolation xfmrs on the web, but regarding the other
two questions:

No, a variac does not isolate.

Yes, if it shorts (which, btw, is the typical variac failure) it "should"
trip the breaker.

Take care,
Bart

Tesla list wrote:

> Original poster: "Cory Roussel by way of Terry Fritz
<twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <imcuddlycory-at-yahoo-dot-com>
>
> Hello all,
> I dont know much about variacs so i was just wondering
> if they isolate you from the mains? (if they were
> shorted would it trip a breaker??^^...)  If not, are
> there any good sources for isolation transfomers on
> the web???