Re: Variacs Wanted

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Original poster: "Jim Mitchell" <Electrontube-at-sbcglobal-dot-net> 

Everyone calls them variacs, even if that's a proprietary name.  It happens.
The transformer is fine and that's what I bought it for and it has been fine
over the course of the year I had it.  I don't see how this affects you by
the least.  I did not want a used piece of crap of ebay covered in black tar
and have a ground down brush.  The variac I got from KRM Is fine.  They also
make some nice small 5A models.  Not to mention,  you find me an American
made (brand new) 10A variac, for under a hundred dollars and I'll buy it.

  Jim Mitchell
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Subject: Re: Variacs Wanted


 > Original poster: "john cooper" <tesla-at-tesla-coil-dot-com>
 >
 > Let me get this straight, other than being a piece of crap, this 'variac'
 > which is not a variac (trade name infringement) is a 'good' piece of
 > equipment?  Listen to what you wrote, you replaced everything but the darn
 > windings.  So, you'd rather spend money on Chinese junk than the same
 > amount on something American made, although used and 10 or 20 years old,
 > but would last for 50 years + with minimal upkeep?
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 > I refuse to go into a Wallmart or K-Mart for those reasons (never been
there)
 > John
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 > ---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
 > From: "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
 > Date:  Mon, 14 Jun 2004 19:17:47 -0600
 >
 >  >Original poster: "Jim Mitchell" <Electrontube-at-sbcglobal-dot-net>
 >  >
 >  >Hi,
 >  >
 >  >I have one of those 20A Chinese made variacs,  the  quality of the
 >  >transformer is good,  but the switch, and the meter and the outlet are a
bit
 >  >shady,  I had to replace the meter in mine, as it got stuck all the way
at
 >  >150v.  The switch is also not very high quality.... Other then that
they're
 >  >great.
 >  >
 >  >Regards - Jim Mitchell
 >  >----- Original Message -----
 >  >From: "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
 >  >To: <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
 >  >Sent: Monday, June 14, 2004 1:18 AM
 >  >Subject: Variacs Wanted
 >  >
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 >  > > Original poster: "S&JY" <youngsters-at-konnections-dot-net>
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 >  > > Does anyone have one or two 120V 60 Hz 20A variacs they want to sell?
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 >  > > Does anyone have any experience with the recently made available new
120V
 >  > > 20A Chinese variacs that are for sale on Ebay and other places?  They
sell
 >  > > for $100 - $110 which is not a bad price if they are any good.
 >  > >
 >  > > Thanks,
 >  > > --Steve Young
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