30 amp variac instead of an autoformer?
Hi, I've been looking for a 30 amp autoformer for some time. I wonder if this item would "fill the bill". 30 amp variac $169 Here is the company listing: variable ac transformer
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Gde,
Nice points. The campground I end up at in hot weather is old. Their 30 service drops like a stone in hot weather to the point of sometimes blowing the breaker with *only* the air conditioner on drawing 1900 watts. The voltage hovers at 105 which is way below my comfort zone of 108. That number is if I turn off all power to everything except the air. I.e. fridge on propane, water heater off, and battery charging off.
I was hoping the Magnum load support would keep the voltage up--but it doesn't work that way. I did not try dialing down the input amperage which I could attempt, because my old flooded batteries were on death's door.
Ideally I'd love to have an autoformer with six steps of boost and six steps of buck. I know those are available in Mexico--but that's a long round trip for me in the RV.
Nice points. The campground I end up at in hot weather is old. Their 30 service drops like a stone in hot weather to the point of sometimes blowing the breaker with *only* the air conditioner on drawing 1900 watts. The voltage hovers at 105 which is way below my comfort zone of 108. That number is if I turn off all power to everything except the air. I.e. fridge on propane, water heater off, and battery charging off.
I was hoping the Magnum load support would keep the voltage up--but it doesn't work that way. I did not try dialing down the input amperage which I could attempt, because my old flooded batteries were on death's door.
Ideally I'd love to have an autoformer with six steps of boost and six steps of buck. I know those are available in Mexico--but that's a long round trip for me in the RV.
