I cannot see how it would do any harm. I am not suggesting that you
try ∗running∗ the CS80 on, say, half mains volts - just turn her on
and bring the volts up to full slowly.
How can any component ∗complain∗ ... ?? The process might only take a
few seconds...
Let me know your thoughts...
Cheers
TOM
--- In yamahacs80@yahoogroups.com, David <d2ba@...> wrote:
>
> A Variac would do more harm then good--components are designed to run
> at certain voltages--Component XYZ will say hey I not receiving the
> expected volts and start to
> stress
> Better than a Variac would be a filtered power supply from the mains
>
> David
>