Re: Staco Variac

[FutureT-at-xxxxxxx (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-xxxxxxxxxx>)]

In a message dated 11/10/00 7:01:11 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
tesla-at-pupman-dot-com writes:

>  have a Staco 5021CT variac. It is my prized-possesion, as I got it for 50
>  bucks and it is the best deal I got on all of my coiling stuff. It is 
rated 
> for
>  28 amps 240 volts in 0-280 out, 7.8 Kva. My question is: How much can you 
> use
>  these things over their rated current? It wouldn't be seeing much more 
than 
> 40
>  amps  regularly and this would only be for a short time. I know other 
people
>  have had this same type of variac in the past as I have seen them in other
>  posts, but I really don't want to fry my variac.
>   
>  Jason Johnson

Jason,

Variacs are rated to go 2X specs or higher for short time periods,
so it's no problem.  I do that all the time.

John Freau