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I'm just starting to take the front panel off right now, (for the second time, (I put it back together last night until I get a good understanding of the connections), as I mentioned I already have the two wire display as well but I'm planning on installing the 3 wire volt meter and if I couldn't make it show zero to 130v all the way, I know I can always tie yellow and red so I could still use the variac ( with the new volt meter showing 30 volt and up) already tested it by connecting red/yellow to hot and black to neutral side of a wall plug and it showed 115V. if yellow is not connected the volt meter only shows zero.
I bought this variac not to repair anything electrical but for soldering , my old 100W Weller takes a long time to reach to maximum temp but I want to be able to lower it half way in stand by mode, while preparing my next connection, ( making copper light fixtures, clocks, etc.), it may also help me with my shop made (LRS) Low resistance soldering unit when full amperage is too much to solder two very thin pieces of copper or brass.
I also have 3 amp variac that I use with my Foredom grinder, it's been working for 2 years without a single issue.
I bought this variac not to repair anything electrical but for soldering , my old 100W Weller takes a long time to reach to maximum temp but I want to be able to lower it half way in stand by mode, while preparing my next connection, ( making copper light fixtures, clocks, etc.), it may also help me with my shop made (LRS) Low resistance soldering unit when full amperage is too much to solder two very thin pieces of copper or brass.
I also have 3 amp variac that I use with my Foredom grinder, it's been working for 2 years without a single issue.
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