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Re: Motor driven variac & secondary wire
ubject:
Re: Motor driven variac & secondary wire
Date:
Thu, 20 Mar 1997 05:51:23 -0600 (CST)
From:
Bert Pool <nikki-at-fastlane-dot-net>
To:
Tesla List <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
At 07:54 PM 3/19/97 -0600, you wrote:
>Subject:
> Re: Motor driven variac & secondary wire
> Date:
> Wed, 19 Mar 1997 17:55:13 -0500
> From:
> Chris Francis <cfrancis-at-infinet-dot-com>
> To:
> Tesla List <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
>
>
>>>Ill just use a dial manual type. This is a large heavy unit,may be 15
>>>amp and
>>>they want 170.00 for it. Stephen Sanders
>>
>>Stephen, $170 for a 15 amp variac is too much to spend. I once bought
>>several 15 amp motor driven variacs for about $15 each. I even gave one
>>their junk piles. I bet you can find a 15 amp variac much cheaper, or
>>better yet, a much larger variac for a reasonable price. For $170, I'd
>>be
>>looking for a 220 volt 50 amp monster.
>
>Exactly where would I find a variac for $15? I wouldn't mind having a
>220x50 for $170 either.
>
Check out your big local electrical contractors. They sometimes end up
with
thiese things, usually after rehabbing old equipment.
>BTW, I asked the local motor shop for some double formvar wire. They
>told
>me it isn't made anymore but they have nylon coated wire. Will the nylon
>hold up as well as the formvar? (Assuming that it and the coil form are
>coated with a sealer also) The stuff is $7.00/lb in 1 or 10 pound
>spools.
>(they even have 100 lb spppls!) Is this a good price?
>
>Chris
>
Anyone else on the list have comments on this price on wire? I always
find
good buys on scrap wire and have not bought from a motor shop in years.
Bert Pool
nikki-at-fastlane-dot-net