Never hurt a SS set with a variac. There are a few Sonys I
would never risk it on though.
First unplug the degausing coil so it dont give bad current
measures.
If non-remote start at 75 V watch the current. Be sure it dont go
above abt 2 A. As it warms up it will drop a little. As you
slowly turn it up the current will go down & on almost any
SS set be about .75 A at normal line & picture.
If a remote you have to keep trying the on/off til the
relay closes. Watch the current as you do it. Sometimes you
gotta go fairly high to get it on. Newer sets may need other
tricks to do it.
73 Zeno
