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<p>I also recently purchased a Variac. They are really nice for
dialing in voltage, especially when testing old AC equipment.
Line voltage here is almost 125 vac these days, while old tube
equipment was designed for 110 vac. Its also a great way to slow
down power tools for better control. So a Variac has lots of
uses besides load control. You just have to be careful because it
can output up to 145 vac. I plug a Kill A Watt meter into the
output to double check the voltage, as the markings on the control
and the on board meter are not accurate. <br>
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<p>Every mad scientist should have one.<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 8/7/17 8:27 AM, RE Ellison wrote:<br>
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<div>I got lucky and found an old ohmite load bank real reasonable</div>
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<div>Big and bulky you don't want to carry it far !</div>
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<div dir="ltr">Thanks to everyone for their input, it really
clarified how to get the data Trojan is looking for. I am
going to go with what we have in stock as a "Trojan
Approved" load tester is out of my price range, and the
reasonably priced auto parts store ones hit you 100+ amps
plus as they are trying to test CCA, not SOC. I have a
voltage logging USB unit along with a current logger and CT.
We'll use a small inverter and switchable AC light bulbs for
load so that it stays constant at the 25A Trojan wants to
see, and in the future we'll be able to adjust it for
amperage by switching in and out more light bulbs. <br>
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<div>I have used a load resistor on a voltage
controlled relay VCS from solar converters and a USB
data logger. I only used the relay because I didn't
want to kill the battery or sit watching. USB
voltage loggers are good things to own anyway.<br>
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