8 Dec
2021
8 Dec
'21
2:44 p.m.
"As a general rule, a variable transformer (Variac) can provide full
rated current at any output voltage. So a 2.5A unit can provide 2.5 A at
1V, 10V, 120V, etc. With a 20V output, that is 50 VA (Watts, sort of)."
Up to the current rating of the variac.? When you draw more current than
the transformer can deliver then the voltage will sag.
On 12/8/2021 4:22 PM, Will Cooke via cctalk wrote:
On 12/08/2021 3:58 PM Rob Jarratt via cctalk
<cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
So, to supply the bricks on the bench, would a variac rated at 2.5A be OK? I am not sure
I know how much current the bricks will draw at 20VAC, and at what voltage the 2.5A rating
is given. Otherwise, would this do the trick?
https://cpc.farnell.com/block/steu250-48/transformer-250va-230-400v-2-x/dp/…
Thanks
Rob
>> JRJ
As a general rule, a variable transformer (Variac) can provide full
rated current at any output voltage. So a 2.5A unit can provide 2.5 A at 1V, 10V, 120V,
etc. With a 20V output, that is 50 VA (Watts, sort of).
Will
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