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more variacs added to the family :-)

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teslacoolguy
Sun Dec 21 2008, 02:54AM Print
teslacoolguy Registered Member #1107 Joined: Thu Nov 08 2007, 10:09PM
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Today i went to HGR industrial surplus and wound up with 4 really nice variacs and some small isolation transformers. Anyway i just thought i would share it with you guys.
4.2kva 240v in 0-280v out Link2
1.4kva 120v in 0-140v out Link2
2.1kva 120v in 0-140v out Link2
2.8kva 120v in 0-140v out Link2
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aonomus
Sun Dec 21 2008, 04:01AM
aonomus Registered Member #1497 Joined: Thu May 22 2008, 05:24AM
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Cool, but how much did they cost?
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Myke
Sun Dec 21 2008, 04:04AM
Myke Registered Member #540 Joined: Mon Feb 19 2007, 07:49PM
Location: MIT
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Cool, why so many needed?
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rp181
Sun Dec 21 2008, 05:10AM
rp181 Registered Member #1062 Joined: Tue Oct 16 2007, 02:01AM
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pfft... why wouldn't you need? run a couple things at once =) Got to love surplus stores. I have one near that sells everything from industrial lasers to pulse capacitors to thousands of feet of heat shrink tubing.
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teslacoolguy
Sun Dec 21 2008, 06:05AM
teslacoolguy Registered Member #1107 Joined: Thu Nov 08 2007, 10:09PM
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rp181 wrote ...

pfft... why wouldn't you need? run a couple things at once =) Got to love surplus stores. I have one near that sells everything from industrial lasers to pulse capacitors to thousands of feet of heat shrink tubing.
Now that's the attitude i like cheesey Anyway, i hesitated to post the prices because i didn't think anyone would believe me but since you asked here we go.
4.2kva one was $19
2.8kva one was $40
2.1kva one was $35
1.4kva one was $17
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total..................$111
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aonomus
Sun Dec 21 2008, 07:35AM
aonomus Registered Member #1497 Joined: Thu May 22 2008, 05:24AM
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Holy crap, I paid $120 for my 15A variac. >_<
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Mads Barnkob
Sun Dec 21 2008, 10:08AM
Mads Barnkob Registered Member #1403 Joined: Tue Mar 18 2008, 06:05PM
Location: Denmark, Odense C
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nice buy!

I wish denmark had surplus stores like that, but everything is sealed and returned to manufactorous nowadays because its hazarderous materials etc... blerg
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Hazmatt_(The Underdog)
Sun Dec 21 2008, 10:18AM
Hazmatt_(The Underdog) Registered Member #135 Joined: Sat Feb 11 2006, 12:06AM
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A little birdie told me to take you down a notch, so here goes:

0-240V 30A 7KVA

With motor drive for controller

FREE
004f
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Experimentonomen
Sun Dec 21 2008, 12:58PM
Experimentonomen Registered Member #941 Joined: Sun Aug 05 2007, 10:09AM
Location: in a swedish junk pile
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Hey you little kid thief that 4.2KVA variac is MINE!! GIVE IT BACK!!!!! tongue wink
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