Re: Poor mans SRSG? Adjusting SRSG without Variac?

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Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>" <Parpp807-at-aol-dot-com>

In a message dated 1/7/01 4:43:56 PM Central Standard Time, tesla-at-pupman-dot-com 
writes:

<<  is there some way to get
 by without a variac, as far as adjusting the spark gap is concerned? >>

Hi,
The answer to the question is a yes if you can stand back far enuff every 
time you turn on the power. I know there are many who will not agree, but I 
find the variac to be an indispensable tool. I have the variac connected with 
the cheap AC voltmeters and
ammeters you can get from RS, Marlin Jones and other places. The diagnostic 
advantages of being able to monitor the input voltage and current seem 
obvious.
I would not play without a 10-15 Amp variac. Stay safe.

Happy day,
Ralph Zekelman