Free transformer and variac!

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Original poster: "Chip Atkinson by way of Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" <chip-at-pupman-dot-com>

Hi folks. I got this a few days ago.  If you're able to pick it up it's
yours.  Please contact him directly as he's not on the list.

Chip

---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Sun, 13 Jul 2003 22:06:35 -0500
From: "Geilker, Charles" <geilkerc-at-william.jewell.edu>
To: 'Chip Atkinson' <chip-at-pupman-dot-com>
Subject: Not able to pack & ship


	Chip, I'm just not physically up to moving heavy objects.  The Xfmr
weighs several hundred pounds.  We have a new Dept. Chair and he needs the
space for new equipment.

	Please forward as "free if picked up within the next few weeks."

		CDG


 > ----------
 > From: 	Chip Atkinson
 > Sent: 	Sunday, July 13, 2003 8:59 PM
 > To: 	Geilker, Charles
 > Subject: 	Re: free T-coil components
 >
 > Hi Charles.  Grab the transformer too! :-)
 >
 > This variac is an excellent unit for coiling.  They typically go for close
 > to $300.  You might wish to try ebay if you don't mind the minor amount of
 > hassle.  If you'd just rather donate it to the TC community, I'm happy to
 > forward your note below to the list.  I'm sure you'll find someone
 > interested in both the variac and the transformer.
 > Just let me know and I'll do what I can.
 >
 >
 > Chip
 >
 > On Sun, 13 Jul 2003, Geilker, Charles wrote:
 >
 > >
 > > 	Chip, the student who gave me your address is graduated and gone (he
 > > built a fine T-coil while here), but I thought I'd try to see if you
 > could
 > > advise me as to how I might find someone near enough to the Kansas City,
 > MO,
 > > area who might want a free, functional, monster Variac which I have just
 > > removed from a G.E. XRD-3 X-ray Diffraction unit scheduled for immediate
 > > discard.
 > >
 > > 	The "Variac" is Powerstat Model S780, for 220v input and 0-270v
 > > output at 28 amps.  It's about 15 inches across and 7 inches tall.  I
 > don't
 > > know how much it weighs, but it's too big for me to try to ship
 > anywhere,
 > > hence my free offer to anyone willing to pick it up.  There is also the
 > HV
 > > transformer, but I doubt it would be of use in the T-coil business, as
 > it's
 > > rated 0-50KV (d.c. from FW CT kenotron rectifiers) at 0-50 milliamps
 > (tho
 > > we've never run it higher than 10 or 20mA).  I think it has about 20
 > gallons
 > > of oil in it.
 > >
 > > 	If there's an oversupply of Variacs like this, that would also be
 > > useful to know.
 > >
 > > Thanks for your help.
 > >
 > > 			Charles D. Geilker
 > > 			Prof. of Physics
 > > 			William Jewell College
 > >
 > >
 >
 >