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Re: Variac current and VA rating



Original poster: "Jason Petrou by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <jasonp-at-btinternet-dot-com>

Matt,

> Hi Jason, All!
> Isn't putting a Variac in oil kind of like oiling your brake drums? Just a
> thought.
> Matt D.

Nope! I put vaseline on the slider of my variac to un jam it followed by
some WD40 and it works perfectly well. The brushes seem to keep the
connection even where there is oil in the way!

Jason