Does voltage rating matter for the PI trimmer?

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jcsifu
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Does voltage rating matter for the PI trimmer?

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I need to source a PI trimmer and was wondering what you guys use. In my low plate skyliner, I remember that the PI trimmer had 413v on one side and 406v on the other side. That trimmer is a Piher with 10k738m on it, but there are no web pages available with info on that model at all when I searched google. If 400+ volts are going through the trimmer, what voltage rating do I put in there?
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Re: Does voltage rating matter for the PI trimmer?

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jcsifu wrote:I need to source a PI trimmer and was wondering what you guys use. In my low plate skyliner, I remember that the PI trimmer had 413v on one side and 406v on the other side. That trimmer is a Piher with 10k738m on it, but there are no web pages available with info on that model at all when I searched google. If 400+ volts are going through the trimmer, what voltage rating do I put in there?
The voltage drop across the trimmer is only appx. 10 volts - so you don't need to worry about the +400 voltage reference to ground.
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jcsifu
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Re: Does voltage rating matter for the PI trimmer?

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bluesfendermanblues wrote:
jcsifu wrote:I need to source a PI trimmer and was wondering what you guys use. In my low plate skyliner, I remember that the PI trimmer had 413v on one side and 406v on the other side. That trimmer is a Piher with 10k738m on it, but there are no web pages available with info on that model at all when I searched google. If 400+ volts are going through the trimmer, what voltage rating do I put in there?
The voltage drop across the trimmer is only appx. 10 volts - so you don't need to worry about the +400 voltage reference to ground.
Ok thanks bro.
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