If you have a system that is 120-0-120 and black, white and green wires,
you are in BAD violation of code, concerning wire color code for ID.
Better check that out!
Bill
Vic K2VCO wrote:
>Scott Townley wrote:
>
>
>>OK...gonna slowly bring up an old amp that runs on 240VAC only. I
>>have 240VAC into the shack and a 240VAC variac (Powerstat model 246).
>>I went to hook it up and...I can't figure it out :-( The wall socket
>>is 120-0-120 of course, and that's what the amp expects too (3-wire
>>black-white-green). How does the ground (green) wire play with the
>>variac in line?
>>
>>
>
>The green wire should go to the chassis of the amp. It does not connect
>to the variac (unless the variac is in a box which you could ground
>too). The black and white wires go across the whole variac coil. The
>two non-ground wires to the amp go to one side of the variac coil and
>the movable tap.
>
>
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Bill Aycock W4BSG
Woodville, Alabama
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