I cut corners.
I bypassed complete safety circuits.
I put dangerous overloads on some transformers and doodled with the wiring diagrams. If I got some kind of passable incinerator I would be happy.
I turned the machine on.
The lights popped out.
There were changes that should be made before I tried that again, but instead I only found a larger fuse for a heavier load and jammed that in the switchbox.
I flipped my machine into service once again. The lights flickered and held.
The dials on my control board told me the story. It was hard to take.
But there it was.
The internal Scale showed zero.