On 1/24/2015 9:33 PM, John Cooper wrote: > I have a 2000VA chinese variac off ebay looks similar to a staco(. > No schematic. It works fine when used normally. Varies my voltage > from 0-148V. But when its switched off and left plugged in I have 0 > V between and neutral and 120V between hot and ground and neutral and > ground. Is this normal for a variac?
Absolutely not! This is not only dangerous, it is potentially lethal. If there is a "UL" label on it, no doubt it is counterfeit. II have been using real Variacs and its competing US-brand devices for decades and have never run across something as egregious as that. Were I in your shoes I would cut off the cord and throw the device in the metal recycle bin. You have no idea what other dangerous things were incorporated by accident or by intention. This is not personal - but you get what you pay for. 73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane Elecraft K2/100 s/n 5402 Registered Professional Engineer (Electrical) >From a Clearing in the Silicon Forest Beaverton (Washington County) Oregon ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [email protected]
