Re: Need a Variac

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Original poster: "Malcolm Watts" <m.j.watts@xxxxxxxxxxxx>

Hello Adam,
            I'll be seeing you late this afternoon so we can discuss
this then but believe it or not, I *never* used a variac in my first
15 years of coiling! Yep - I plugged them in, held my breath and
switched on, quickly noting the results. If you have set the gap to a
reasonable value what have you possibly got to lose? The types of
transformers used in coiling in the 0 - 2kW range are generally all
ballasted by their own leakage inductance and those that aren't will
end up popping a fuse or a breaker if you've forgotten to use a
ballast or charging choke (same thing).

Malcolm

On 13 May 2005, at 17:50, Tesla list wrote:

> Original poster: Adam Clough <tesla.nz@xxxxxxxxx>
>
> Yes, well if you think its hard finding parts in the US.....
>
> looking for a 240v variac the only options Ive found "NZ wide" so far
> are :
>
> NZ$200 Used
> NZ$250 New
>
> Did find one on ebay for 9.95 (6 hrs left) , but shipping to NZ is
> US$60-70.
>
> the search continues.....if anyone in NZ has something?...gotta try
> :-)
>
> cheers
> Adam
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