Re: [TCML] China Made Variac

["David Rieben" <drieben@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Agreed, and I would go a little further and say that I would take
a used American made (aka eBay special) any day over a brand
spanking new China made one! My huge main control panel has
a 4-stack of 1256Ds that I got off of eBay several years ago for
only $420, and that included the freight shipping! And this beast
is still running my HV projects just like it did the day I got it (and
it wasn't anything near new when I got I got my hands on it either).
It would take a whole lot more $ than what I have in it for me to
consider parting with it now, though, as deals like that just don't seem
to show up on eBay any more these days. (i.e.- sorry folks, it ain't for
sale) BTW, an American made, 4-stack, Superior 1256D Powerstat
tips the scales at nearly 300 lbs, excluding the cabinet that it came in!

David


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dr.Hankenstein" <dr.hankenstein@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "'Tesla Coil Mailing List'" <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2011 7:39 AM
Subject: RE: [TCML] China Made Variac


I think they're junk. American made variacs are far superior than the
Chinese counter parts. The action of the knob feels like a car driving on
asphalt with no tires on the rims, they use tek screws drilled into plastic
instead of tapped holes in bakelite, the sheet metal is usually stamped
crooked, very poor quality control, the bushings are junk as well. If you're
lucky, it will work ok. Only drawback with the American made ones is that
they are a lot more expensive, but you get what you pay for.

Hank

-----Original Message-----
From: tesla-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:tesla-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of dave pierson
Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2011 4:22 AM
To: Tesla Coil Mailing List
Subject: Re: [TCML] China Made Variac


> Altho your links don't work
   The links are fine, with just a BIT of
   surgery.  Mailers break such things, usually
   neatly stitchable with cutnpaste...

best
  dwp
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