Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Variable Transformer...my 2 cents worth....

Not so much the middle as the end - I think you will find all the right
answers (and some wrong ones too!) if you look back at the archive.

Regards,
Tony

At 14:59 14/07/2005, you wrote:

>Hi all.... kind of getting in the middle of this so please cope if I am
>out of line.....
>
>So your saying that variac should only be use to adjust the ac line
>voltage? That it shouldn't be used instead of a transformer? As far
>as saftey, what about using a line fuse and the knowlege of good wiring
>practices?
>
>The only reason I bring this up, is because I had my table top cnc for
>over 9 years, and it was commerial built, and uses a variac.....
>
>Russ
>
>Alan Marconett <KM6VV@...> wrote:
>HI Andy,
>
>No, I didn't mean to imply anything about anybody. And I'm perfectly fine
>with questions and answers! I'd have given a more elaborate answer, but was
>short on time. I was a bit hasty in my original "NO". I don't wish to
>offend anyone! Neither do I want to see someone hurt.
>
>We did get some good explanations, better then I could have come up with!
>
>Hopefully this thread will come up the next time someone searches for
>"VARIAC".
>
>Alan KM6VV