Re: Variac buy ?

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Original poster: "david baehr" <dfb25@xxxxxxxxxxx>


Hi, Thanks for the info,..could they still be used with 240v input ?? , my 
240v Gen Rad will also work on 120v, ,......arnt the 1256 s rated at 28 
amps ?? Thanks,dave ...I may pass on this deal


>From: "Tesla list" <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
>To: tesla@xxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: Re: Variac buy ?
>Date: Sun, 17 Apr 2005 12:14:08 -0600
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>Original poster: "David Rieben" <drieben@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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>David B., all,
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>These are nice variacs, to say the least, but they are NOT
>1256D Powerstats, which are rated at 240/280 volts at
>56 amps each. These are GE made units each rated at
>500 or 560 volts at 30 amps each. They could still be pa-
>ralleled for 90 amps of current rating although most of us
>can only feed them with 240 volt single phase and not
>480 volts.
>
>David Rieben
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>----- Original Message ----- From: "Tesla list" <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
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>Sent: Saturday, April 16, 2005 10:55 PM
>Subject: RE: Variac buy ?
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>>Original poster: "david baehr" <dfb25@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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>>The # is 7508735098 , this person has two such 3 gang units, Im
>>waiting for a reply to my question I gave him, Im just guessing
>>they are powerstats 1256 , look and see...........
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>> >From: "Tesla list" <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
>> >To: tesla@xxxxxxxxxx
>> >Subject: RE: Variac buy ?
>> >Date: Sat, 16 Apr 2005 16:18:08 -0600
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>> >Original poster: "Coyle, Thomas M." <tcoyle@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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>> >What's the auction number? I can't find anything like that
>> >description,
>> >and would like to look at the auction before I commit.
>> >
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >From: Tesla list [mailto:tesla@xxxxxxxxxx]
>> >Sent: Saturday, April 16, 2005 10:11 AM
>> >To: tesla@xxxxxxxxxx
>> >Subject: Variac buy ?
>> >
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>> >Original poster: "david baehr" <dfb25@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>> >
>> >Hi, There are two 3 gang variacs on ebay , looks to be 3 1256
>> >powerstats
>> >,
>> >if I could buy one stack for $600 or less ( ship incl ) , would
>> >anyone
>> >be
>> >intrested in buying one or more units, as I only want one ,...it
>> >would
>> >be
>> >around $200 each. (maybe 200 isnt such a hot deal ? )Or , does
>> >anyone
>> >here
>> >have a similer unit they would like to sell ??? I am pushing my
>>Gen.
>> >Rad.
>> >240v/8amp up to twice its rating at times, and the the brush
>>action
>> >gets
>> >
>> >less smooth after each 'run' ,.. i did put a new brush on it ,
>> >Thanks,dave
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