Re: Home Made Variac

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• Subject: Re: Home Made Variac
• From: Ed Phillips <evp-at-pacbell-dot-net> (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>)
• Date: Wed, 09 Feb 2000 07:22:24 -0700
• Approved: twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net
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Tesla List wrote:
> 
> Original Poster: "Megavolt Nick" <tesla-at-fieldfamily.prontoserve.co.uk>
> 
> Hi All,
> 
> >. I would
> > expect to pay around $150. Even pricey Newark had a nice one on sale just
> > recently. I mounted my variac
> > in a wooden box with AC volt and ammeters. Cheap ones like the kind you
> Are you joking? You can pick them up for $30 on ebay - and less from gov.
> surplus places.
> 
> Regards
> Nick Field

	As a practical matter it would take less work to earn $150 (or $30) by
working as a box boy at the market than it would to build a
variac!!!!!!!!!!!!  Of course, if you are a massochist and don't mind an
inferior product, have at it.

Ed

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