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Offline benissimmo

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Variac amps
« on: October 18, 2016, 03:21:56 PM »
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Is there a minimum amperage required for a Variac?
I'm looking at a 2 Amp, rated power: 500 VA (fused), Input 240 VAC @50Hz, Output 0-260 VAC @50Hz.
Would it do the job?
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Re: Variac amps
« Reply #1 on: October 18, 2016, 03:54:18 PM »
Okay, here's how little I know about amps:

Since the Variac is going to control your fan, maybe it should have the same amps?
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Re: Variac amps
« Reply #2 on: October 18, 2016, 04:18:51 PM »
Quote from: SusanJoM on October 18, 2016, 03:54:18 PM
Okay, here's how little I know about amps:

Since the Variac is going to control your fan, maybe it should have the same amps?
Ampere is the strength of an electrical current, according to Dr. Google, but i don't know if it needs to be the same as the fan's. If it does, could you check on your fan spec plate to see how many amps it has?
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Re: Variac amps
« Reply #3 on: October 18, 2016, 05:02:38 PM »
Yes, the fan pulls a fractional amount of amps.
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Re: Variac amps
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