Re: he hath no identity!

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Original poster: "David Speck" <dave-at-davidspeckmd-dot-org> 

Chris,
A ruler for size scale in the photo would have been a help, but you can get 
a decent idea of the current rating of the variac just by checking the 
fuse.  It should be able to supply nearly the current rating of the fuse 
without difficulty.

As far as the voltage, it should be able to do 110, judging from its size 
and shape.  whether it would be good for 220 is hard to tell without seeing 
the core and windings.  It looks too big and too old to be one of the 
useless 400 Hz mil surplus variacs.

HTH,
Dave

Tesla list wrote:


>The nameplate bears little information.  Aside from the name
>of the manufacturer, only a "type" value is filled in... the
>rest is blank...
>
>Superior Electric Company
>Powerstat Variable Autotransformer
>Type: S345P
>
>A picture resides at
>http://members.cox-dot-net/msbsales/variac.jpg