Re: VARIAC

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Original poster: "bob golding by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>" <yubba-at-clara-dot-net>

Hi Will,
    Don't see why not. You might have to watch the inrush current though.
Run it on the highest
current supply you have. It will kick a bit when you first turn it on,
until the core is
magnetized.
cheers
bob golding

Tesla list wrote:

> Original poster: "will dork by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>"
<vcdmasta-at-hotmail-dot-com>
>
> Hello everyone,
>
> I went to the junk yard yesterday, and i found a great item for coilers.
It was
> a 280 volt 50 amp variac that was motor contolled. It is rated at 14 kva The
> unit cost $50, but it is brand new, never been uses, and has heavy duty wire
> already on it. I am on a limited budget, thus thus this variac stood out. MY
> question is thought can i use this unit to control one 15 kv 60 ma neon
> transformer? I want to upgrade later to a pole transformer, and i know that
> this variac would be perfect, but i do not know if i could use it to
control a
> neon transformer. Please respond. Thanks
>
> Will mcmanus
>
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