Hi Folks,
I've had great success here finding answers to unordinary questions in the past, I figure I would try again.
Over the weekend, I picked up an old Variac at an estate sale. I did a quick test and it works, and is fairly accurate, so I would like to go ahead and make it a little safer by adding a new 3-prong power cord, fuse and new 3 prong female receptacle for the load side.
However, I am having a bit of difficulty trying to source a shallow 3-pronged receptacle. The one currently installed is very shallow. It's only about 1/4"-3/8" deep from the inside of the Variac cover to the end of the receptacle. Everything I am finding is over 1" deep, and I don't think I have the room inside the cover for that. The other issue is that the current plug is round, which are difficult to find. But that is a minor problem, I figure I am going to have to do some modifications anyway.
I've attached a couple of pictures for your review.
I checked Mouser, Digikey and Amazon without success. Does anyone have an idea where I can find a shallow 3 prong receptacle like this? Or should I just stick with the 2 prong and move on?
I've had great success here finding answers to unordinary questions in the past, I figure I would try again.
Over the weekend, I picked up an old Variac at an estate sale. I did a quick test and it works, and is fairly accurate, so I would like to go ahead and make it a little safer by adding a new 3-prong power cord, fuse and new 3 prong female receptacle for the load side.
However, I am having a bit of difficulty trying to source a shallow 3-pronged receptacle. The one currently installed is very shallow. It's only about 1/4"-3/8" deep from the inside of the Variac cover to the end of the receptacle. Everything I am finding is over 1" deep, and I don't think I have the room inside the cover for that. The other issue is that the current plug is round, which are difficult to find. But that is a minor problem, I figure I am going to have to do some modifications anyway.
I've attached a couple of pictures for your review.
I checked Mouser, Digikey and Amazon without success. Does anyone have an idea where I can find a shallow 3 prong receptacle like this? Or should I just stick with the 2 prong and move on?
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