light bulb current limiter problem with step down tranny.
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wenzel
57 Chet, yeah, I'm definitely going to Baltimore! See you there...
Mrock, I can't see the photo???
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mrock
Thanks stokes. Wenzel try reducing your monitor size. Cheers.
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mrock
Actually...technically shouldn't the black go to the fuse and the white to the power swich?
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BillyZoom
The fuse should be on the black wire. It doesn't really matter where you put the switch. Remember, this guy is using a step-down transformer, so both sides are isolated from the outside world. Over here, black "should" be the hot wire, and white would be the grounded wire. Since he's going through an extra transformer, the only difference between the two wires is phase. The important thing is to have a solid ground from the chassis back to the source so that his amp has the same ground as everything else. If you have any uncertainty about the grounding, have an electrician take a quick look at the amp and transformer.
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BillyZoom
In case I confused anybody...in the US, black is hot, green is ground, and white is neutral, which is the grounded wire. We make a distinction between ground and grounded. In most other places, there are two hot wires and one ground.
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mrock
Thanks Billy.Yeah balck wire here (australia) is active too.
PS -I have a good friend who is an electrician (and amp freak)who I always get to double check this stuff for me. SAFETY! SAFETY! SAFETY! Always N0:1 priority with me.
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BillyZoom
You should also check the actual filament voltage. Most step-down transformers just cut the voltage in half, but parts of Australia can run over 250volts. Your filaments should be at least 6 volts, but not over 6.6
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mrock
Yes,you had mentioned this to me once before. Filimanet voltage is right on 6.3v. Using a fluke multi meter.So all good! Cheers.
