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,

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
         

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	Subject: Variacs for Sale?


	Original poster: "Matt Segal by way of Terry Fritz
<twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>"
	<segal3-at-linkline-dot-com>

	Hi. I just getting into coiling, and I was wondering if anybody
had an
	"extra"
	variac that they weren't using that they would be willing to
sell? (To limit
	the voltage into my xfrmr). 120vAC input, maybe 10A? If you do,
email me off
	list if you are interested in selling. Thanks for your time.

	~Matt Segal
	Email - <mailto:segal3-at-linkline-dot-com>segal3-at-linkline-dot-com
	Webpage - <http://www.carbonOS-dot-com>http://www.carbonOS-dot-com
	
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