Re: homemade variacs

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Original poster: "Jason by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <jasonp-at-btinternet-dot-com>

I dont think so... It is possible to make 3-phase converters and ballasts
out of induction motors but im not sure about a variac.

Jason
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Subject: homemade variacs


> Original poster: "Mr Gregory Peters by way of Terry Fritz
<twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <s371034-at-student.uq.edu.au>
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> Hello all,
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> I seem to recall, (perhaps from my imagination) that it is possible to
> make a variac from a 3 phase motor. Is this true, how?
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> Greg Peters
> Department of Earth Sciences,
> University of Queensland, Australia
> Phone: 0402 841 677
> http://www.geocities-dot-com/gregjpeters
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