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<DIV>for <EM>safey - always</EM> remember a Variac is an "autotransformer" and
provides no electrical isolation from the powerline </DIV>
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<DIV><EM>elecIn</EM> a message dated 11/27/2009 9:25:18 A.M. US Mountain
Standard Time, quadruplex@verizon.net writes:</DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>Hi
Ted....<BR>It's just a cheap chinese one I bought off eBay several years
ago. It <BR>has a built in voltmeter, which is nice, and is rated for 15
amps if I <BR>remember right. It has a normal 110v outlet on it as
well.<BR>So far, it works just fine.<BR>Guy<BR><BR>Ted Langdell wrote:<BR>>
Hi, Guy,<BR>><BR>> On Nov 27, 2009, at 6:54 AM, Guy Spiller
wrote:<BR>><BR>>> In the anecdotal evidence department, I did find
that I got a lot <BR>>> less smoke on the TR-70 I brought up slowly on
the Variac than the <BR>>> one I didn't.<BR>><BR>><BR>> Tell us
about your Variac: Make/Model, capacities, connectors, etc.
<BR>> Where'd you get yours, etc.<BR>><BR>> Could be of use to folks
wanting to acquire one able to handle the <BR>> biggest of the big
iron.<BR>><BR>> Hope everyone got enough "amperage" at the groaning
board yesterday, <BR>> but without increasing the linear measurement of the
waistline.<BR>><BR>> Ted<BR>><BR>> Ted Langdell<BR>>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 PTSIZE="10">Thanks,<BR><BR>Ed Sharpe, Archivist for SMECC
<BR><BR>See the Museum's Web Site at <A
href="http://www.smecc.org/">www.smecc.org</A><BR><BR>We are always looking for
items to add to the museum's display and ref. library - please advise if you
have anything we can use.<BR><BR>Coury House / SMECC<BR>5802 W. Palmaire Ave.
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