On Fri, 18 Sep 1998, Sam Ismail wrote:
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> I don't have a variac or anything and don't have the time or money to get
> one, but I need to bring up an IMSAI power supply that probably hasn't
> been powered in over a decade perhaps. What can I do to warm up the caps
> and transformer before bringing it fully online? Anything?
>
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Well, it is terribly crude, but you could put a light bulb socket in
series with one side of the mains to the PS and start off with a low
wattage bulb and work your way up.
- don
Received on Sat Sep 19 1998 - 17:57:04 BST