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vortalexfan

03-11-2021 07:17 PM

Powerstat Model 116 Variac Issues

Hello Everyone! Yesterday I was given an old Powerstat Model 116 Variac that when I got it the power cord was cut on it and when I wired a new cord on and tested it out, it gets power from the wall, but then the outlet on it doesn't get any power.

Anyone on here have any ideas as to what's going on with this thing?

old_tv_nut

03-11-2021 09:17 PM

Unplug it and check continuity with an ohmmeter.
Blown fuse/circuit breaker? If so, caution, it may have been scrapped because it has a short.

vortalexfan

03-12-2021 12:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by old_tv_nut (Post 3232147)

Unplug it and check continuity with an ohmmeter.
Blown fuse/circuit breaker? If so, caution, it may have been scrapped because it has a short.

Never mind, I got it going! :banana::thmbsp:

The brush wasn't making proper contact.

dieseljeep

03-13-2021 10:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vortalexfan (Post 3232151)

Never mind, I got it going! :banana::thmbsp:

The brush wasn't making proper contact.

That's what I was going to suggest! :thmbsp:

vortalexfan

03-14-2021 11:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dieseljeep (Post 3232173)

That's what I was going to suggest! :thmbsp:

Thanks, I actually had guessed that was more than likely what was wrong but I wasn't sure how to go about trying to properly fix the issue, but I figured it out.:thmbsp::yes:

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