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   | Originally Posted by skidlids Second hand ones are OK if youi get one with a good condition carbon brush in the wiper, the one I replaced yesterday was a previously used one and it worked for all of a week. I replaced it with a newer one that has had hardly any use and have since found a spare brush for the one that failed
 
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    Ahh...so its that old ebay thing "buyer beware"....I'll have a think whether to cobble one together from one of the Maplin ones...As per above post, total power demand should be 210watt @  220 volt * 2 plus a tiny bit from the preamp...say 500 watt @ 220 volt ...would that be 2-3 amps???