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Variac / Variable Transformer.

Eliot Ness
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01-31-2016, 11:28 AM

I gave up trying to find a PR57 because they were all going for more than I wanted to pay. I did find a similar BK1655 on eBay a couple of years back that was much more reasonable, so you might want to search for one of those. In the mean time pairing your isolation xfrmer with a variac is a good solution.

I have an old General Radio Company W5MT3 variac that is built like a tank that I bought at a hamfest several years ago pretty cheap. I still see them on eBay but they aren't quite as cheap anymore:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/General-Radio-Tr...SwpdpVcQVj

John KK4ZLF
Lexington, KY
"illegitimis non carborundum"

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Variac / Variable Transformer. - by Benny/W5TYZ - 01-29-2016, 10:32 PM

RE: Variac / Variable ransformer. - by Nathan Slingerland - 01-30-2016, 11:12 AM

RE: Variac / Variable Transformer. - by Benny/W5TYZ - 01-30-2016, 01:33 PM

RE: Variac / Variable Transformer. - by 462ron - 01-30-2016, 01:51 PM

RE: Variac / Variable Transformer. - by Benny/W5TYZ - 01-30-2016, 05:32 PM

RE: Variac / Variable Transformer. - by Warren - 01-31-2016, 12:23 AM

RE: Variac / Variable Transformer. - by Eliot Ness - 01-31-2016, 11:28 AM

RE: Variac / Variable Transformer. - by Benny/W5TYZ - 01-31-2016, 04:36 PM

RE: Variac / Variable Transformer. - by Eliot Ness - 02-01-2016, 10:24 AM

RE: Variac / Variable Transformer. - by TV MAN - 02-02-2016, 10:18 AM

RE: Variac / Variable Transformer. - by Conelrad - 02-03-2016, 01:48 AM

RE: Variac / Variable Transformer. - by Benny/W5TYZ - 02-06-2016, 08:47 AM

RE: Variac / Variable Transformer. - by codefox1 - 02-27-2016, 03:53 PM

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