Re: Need a Variac

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


Well, $80 may not be a 'Steal' ,but it still is alot better than a new one 
!!! ;-)




>From: "Tesla list" <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
>To: tesla@xxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: Re: Need a Variac
>Date: Sat, 14 May 2005 07:47:27 -0600
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>Original poster: "Paul B. Brodie" <pbbrodie@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
>David,
>I bought a variac about 3 months ago on E-Bay and 120V 20A ones were
>going for well over $75. I think your $35 is a great price. I wish
>you had been selling it when I was searching. I searched quite a bit
>at the time but I must admit I was a newbie at buying on E-Bay.
>Anything I found selling for less than $75 looked like used up junk.
>I finally broke down and bought a 140V 20A one for $80. It looks
>basically unused, even though it is obviously pretty old. Like most
>old electronic equipment, it's built like a tank. I guess I paid too
>much because I found that if you are very patient and also willing
>to do some extra footwork with creative searches like Scot the
>BunnyKiller suggested, you WILL find good buys. That's my 2
>cents.....
>Paul
>Think Positive
>