Re: AC Voltage
FYI
If ever had time where breaker flips or fuse blows when turn the power on electronics.
You may want to check the Varistor is working and not blown.
Dave
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davesmith1800
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*Metal-Oxide Varistor or (MOV).*
This typical found on board of motor controller of your mini lathe or other electronics like DRO'S
Even TVS
DaveOn Fri, May 17, 2024 at 07:32 PM, mike allen wrote:
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davesmith1800
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??? ??? MOV ?
??? animal
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mike allen
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that bag of 100 probably came over a ocean to get to ya . Shit that I
need to be able to count on I prefer that it ca,e from the island of USA
. I don't think that ya can honestly test a system which
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mike allen
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Reminds me of a great Casey Stengel-ism ¡°No one goes there any more, it¡¯s too crowded¡±
I was actually just reading an Washington Post article about how the California grid operators have the
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Bruce J
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I do buy them often and I only new two wire.
Dave
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davesmith1800
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Pocket-change in California. Broker commision is $50K and taxes are $30K per year.
Ther are no new homes for under $1M, and very hard to find for under $1.5M. But still they sell very fast
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Chris Albertson <albertson.chris@...>
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Yes, like I wrote earlier, that is a MOV - Metal Oxide Varistor and they
have either two or three leads. The ones with three leads can be used to
indicate when the MOV has blown. The ones with two
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BuffaloJohn
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Found the name varistor.
I was little I hope mini lathe has one or just power strip in is easier to replace.
A varistor (a.k.a. voltage-dependent resistor (VDR)) is a surge protecting electronic
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davesmith1800
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Not the electronic thyristor
The one I am? talking about looks like a capacitor anx only has two wires.
It spell almost same as a thyristor witch is a type SCR.
Dave
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davesmith1800
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I look it up just like a power strip. One time use like a fuse.
You can see light to till you to replace.
In electronics it was call a thyristor
Maybe miss spell.
RadioShack wack me $15.00 each back
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davesmith1800
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Looks like plugs in every time to place it by a electrician.
20 years ago that cost $160.00 and hard wire.
At less price is coming down.
More pain
It does not protect against welders only what come
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davesmith1800
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That Square D unit is a MOV device and whether it is single use or so is
dependant on the surge it handled. There is a lamp on the from which will
indicate it must be replaced as the MOVs are shot.
I
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BuffaloJohn
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Sorry to here
Arc welds do that .
It wax $0.15 part and a fuse in TV and hours fun replacing the part.
Dave
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davesmith1800
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One use? You mean like a fuse? No. They come with some kind of warranty but likely last forever. Link below is to a brand sold at Home Depot. It is the plug-in kind and only works with their
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Chris Albertson <albertson.chris@...>
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A bud of mine got one of those new fancy lincoln tig welders @ half the
size of a refrigerator . First time he used it took out his relatively?
new large screen tv . He later found there was a
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mike allen
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I do not know
There not that old so most homes would have one.
I have the part you need to replace in electronics.
It is a real pain when one blows. I have only had happen one time in my life back in
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davesmith1800
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Are those whole house units still only one use ?
animal
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mike allen
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The ¡°best¡±? The latest electric code (here in the US, the NEC) has taken all the fun out of this. All new service entrance panels are required to have ¡°Whole House¡± surge protection. This
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Chris Albertson <albertson.chris@...>
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Use one for TV or computer.
I like switching off the power too.
Lighting , power surge and solar storms can take out electronics.
A solar storm in 1859 took out telegraph stations this before
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davesmith1800
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