07-07-2008, 10:48 PM
DeckApe Wrote:(3) And this is unrelated, at least in the short term: after sifting my way through the technial whatnot, is my understanding of a Variac correct in that it is essentially a variable-voltage-AC-output?
Be gentle with a newbie, good folk, and you may find a new hobbyist on your hands.
This one looks unmolested enough to not have to rewrite the restoration bible again. Get a handful of caps and start replacing them. 95% odds that it will work.