Re: [TCML] China Made Variac

[Eric Goodchild <ericgoodchild@xxxxxxxxx>]

I have that exact exact same china variac in your link, probably the most
annoying thing about them is that you can only run them at about 3/4 there
rating were if you get a powerstat you can usually run it past it's rating.

That 20A variac is only good for about 15 amp. Always de-rate china variac
by about 25%.


Eric

On Mon, Apr 4, 2011 at 10:10 PM, John Paul Gripp <pupman@xxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:

> Does anybody have any experience with China made variacs such as the one
> available via the link below.   Is there a reason I should stay away from
> them?
>
>
>
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> http://cgi.ebay.com/Metered-Variac-Variable-AC-Output-Transformer-20-Amp-/38
> 0315520038?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0
> <
> http://cgi.ebay.com/Metered-Variac-Variable-AC-Output-Transformer-20-Amp-/3
> 80315520038?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item588c924c26#ht_2046wt_1139>
> &hash=item588c924c26#ht_2046wt_1139
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> JP
>
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