S.E.X 3.0 First time build question

[jucasomu]

Hello. This is my first build.
I was testing the voltage incoming when connecting the power cord to the wall outlet. My incoming voltage read 150V AC. After that, the instructions manual show what to do if the voltage is less than 130V AC or greater than 210V but I’m kind of in the middle. I wanted to ask what to do before continuing.
Thanks in advance!

 

[Paul Birkeland]

I would post a photo of your meter measuring the wall voltage so we can see exactly what you're seeing. There are things you need to do if you have 150V coming out of your wall, but being extra certain about that is the first step.

 

[jucasomu]

Thanks for the response.
Heres a picture of the multimeter.
For what it’s with I’m from Costa Rica. Our wall outlets are 110-130V.
Maybe I’m Just reading it wrong, I’m pretty new but I prefer asking first.

 

[Paul Birkeland]

I would very strongly suggest getting a different meter. Analog meters can be helpful when you need a really quick response without a lot of concern for what the actual reading is, but really this is the opposite of what's desired when building one of these kits.

There are loads of digital volt meters on Amazon that are around $25 and will make this measurement relatively easily. Definitely avoid going to the big box hardware store and overspending on the Klein. The blue digital meter at Harbor Freight for $24 is also totally OK.

 

[jucasomu]

Thanks so much for the advice.
I went out and bought a new digital meter.
Had to cut the black wire coming from the switch that I had attached and solder to the L tan of the IEC inlet and the black solid core wire soldered to the N Tab. Those steps I did since I continued after getting the previous wrong reading.
After that I did the test and read 120V so everything fine.

But know I have another issue. I did the power transformer input wiring for the 115-130V AC range. I followed to page 35 for the Power Transformer Secondary Test, I tried to read terminal 7 and 9, plug the cord but I’m gerting a 0.01 reading. It kind of makes a brief clank noice as if when you turn on an amp but the reading just reads 0.01.

I dont know if it matters but I should better say it. Before removing the black wires that I mentioned I had to cut because I kept going after getting the 150v reading, I did a test until I realized I had to take those cables out to get a reading, I dont know if this affects anything.

I’m uploading an image. I was hopping for it to go smoother than this, sorry to be bothering with so many dumb questions.
Thanks in advance

 

[Paul Birkeland]

Are you still seeing the 120V AC between terminals 16 and 18 on the power transformer?

It's hard to tell with the photo of your meter whether you have it set to read ohms or set to read AC volts on the 20V scale.

 

[jucasomu]

Thanks for keeping up with me.

I did the test on terminals 16 (red) and 18 (black)as you role me and it just reads 0.2. I guarantee its on Volts and not to read ohms.
I did the test as well on terminal 12 and 11 and it reads 0.2 as well.
I did again the test on terminals N and L on the plug and reads 0.01 not 120V anymore (I dont know if having the cables attached and soldered to the power transformer makes it unable to read 120v again.
And the test on terminals 7 and 9 read 0.01
And i also tried to test continuity and the switch is working.

I’ll upload more pictures to see if there is anything I’m doing wrong. Also a close up on the meter in which I’m doing the tests which has a little arrow I’m marking in the pictures.

 

[Paul Birkeland]

I would remove the fuse and check that it's installed properly and still showing continuity.

 

[Jameson]

To be clear, this picture shows the fuse in the wrong slot in the holder:



And this is installed in the correct slot:

 

[2wo]

You should make that some kind of sticky