On Fri, 10 Nov 2000 13:46:49 -0500, Eric Moore wrote:
>1. What would be the best process to bring this unit back into daily
>service? I have a 10Amp 120V variac. The amp is wired to 240V, but has a
>120V cordset on it. Should I energize it at 120V with it wired for 240V to
>ease it into service?
Yes, a Variac is an excellent idea. I recently powered up a Heath
SB-1000 after ~six years of sitting and the 3-500Z had gotten very
gassy, in fact, it blew the primary fuse immediately. Had I used a
Variac, I could have saved the cost of a fuse plus a frazzled nerve or
two. It was a brief but spectacular light show. :-) Everything else
was ok.
73, Bill W7TI
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