110 home voltage Question

Ok I need a little help - I bought this voltage regulator off of ebay and need to know how to hook it up. I am using it on project and need to control 110 voltage. My concern is that it only has an in and out which would lead me to believe that one would only hook the + wire in then out - is this correct and is this safe? See pics below and it is ok to call me a dumb a$$. Thanks

or do you hook the + to both terminals (+from source then to the + of the item in need of control)? then run the - from the source straight to the item that needs regulating? Not sure on that one.

lovedr79 said:

or do you hook the + to both terminals (+from source then to the + of the item in need of control)? then run the - from the source straight to the item that needs regulating? Not sure on that one.

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This was what I was thinking :-k :-k :-k

Well you can see the in and out are marked so whether it's safe or not, it's what they have in mind. As far as I can see, it should work, you just have to be sure that the outlet and the plug are wired correctly. Not sure how they'd use that with 220v though as 220v involves 2 hots.

JMichael said:

Well you can see the in and out are marked so whether it's safe or not, it's what they have in mind. As far as I can see, it should work, you just have to be sure that the outlet and the plug are wired correctly. Not sure how they'd use that with 220v though as 220v involves 2 hots.

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i was wondering the same thing about running 220v. but it is rated for 220. LOL!

I'm going to show this to my electrician in the morning and see what he says. I'm curious about the 220 in are you only putting 110 in?

In Europe, and many other places....they don't have 110 volts. They run everything on 220 volts. So, if this item was made for the International market, it would have to be rated for 220. volts.

richg99

Fishfreek said:

I'm going to show this to my electrician in the morning and see what he says. I'm curious about the 220 in are you only putting 110 in?

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FF - Please let me know - Thanks

richg99 said:

In Europe, and many other places....they don't have 110 volts. They run everything on 220 volts. So, if this item was made for the International market, it would have to be rated for 220. volts.

richg99

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I think your right - I will just have to give it go and test it before I use it - I was thinking I would make a little cord and see if this thing will control the speed on a grinder or something before I put it to use

I'd hook up a cheap, used fan. That way, if it burns it out, no big loss. You can buy one at a thrift store.

richg99 said:

I'd hook up a cheap, used fan. That way, if it burns it out, no big loss. You can buy one at a thrift store.

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I think I have one in my tool shed - Thanks

I was thinking a old drop light or something.

lovedr79 said:

I was thinking a old drop light or something.

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This is what I just did (could not find the fan) and it worked - Now I have to test it on something that pulls more amps - wish me luck :beer:

Here is a couple of pictures of my test set up

good luck! glad it seems to be working.