RE: Variacs for Sale?

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Original poster: "Duke, Ronn (CCI-San Diego CCC) by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>" <Ron.Duke-at-cox-dot-com>

Matt,
If you look on eBay in the browse under Everything Else>Electronic
Parts>Transformers, you'll find all the listings. Some are listed under
'Powerstat' or 'variable transformer', so they won't show up on your
search.

Sparky 

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	Subject:	Re: Variacs for Sale?

	Original poster: "Steve Rosenthal by way of Terry Fritz
<twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>" <sdrosen-at-cwia-dot-com>

	That's was a real good deal, I got one 50amp for $130 and
shipping of  $25
	which I thought was a good deal (it's a real lunker), funny... I
just did a
	search on Ebay for "variac" and came back with none, but I am
sure there
	will be more, so keep looking.

	sr


	> Original poster: "Duke, Ronn (CCI-San Diego CCC) by way of
Terry Fritz
	<twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>" <Ron.Duke-at-cox-dot-com>
	>
	> Matt,
	>
	> Deals can be had on eBay for Variacs. About 6 months ago I was
looking
	> for Variacs for the Tesla coil I was building. I got two 30
amp Variacs
	> that were stacked for $124 including shipping,( the box
weighed 99 lbs.)
	> that's $62 each! (my bid was $78). I split them for my use,
took them
	> apart, cleaned the contacts and the brushes, put them back
together, and
	> they work beautifully. These are not small units, the core is
about 12"
	> in diameter and were surplus items from an electronics lab.  I
also bid
	> about a month after that on three stacked Variacs that were
rated at 8
	> 1/2 amps a piece. I put in a last minute bid of $38, and got
it! These
	> were surplus also, but in prime condition. I paid $66
including
	> shipping. Both of these buys were from Texmart out of Texas.(
I live in
	> San Diego, Ca.) They specialize in surplus resale. I split
these as well
	> to use them for testing and SRSG phase control. ( Thanks John
F.)  If
	> you look around you can get a better deal on surplus than you
can on
	> 'made up' Variacs. (i.e. metal case, built in outlet, fused,
etc.) Keep
	> your eyes peeled, (That has got to hurt!), an offer will come
along that
	> you can't refuse!
	>
	> Keep on Coilin,
	>
	> Sparky