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Old 10-25-2012, 09:38 AM
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Originally Posted by AiboPet View Post
Does a variac also serve as an isolation transformer? I have been trusting that I'm isolated by using a variac. My assumption being...that it's a big transformer.
It's a big AUTOtransformer, therefore not isolated. Better add an isolation
transformer between the variac and your load.
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