Re: Variac Sources

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Original poster: "Jim Lux by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <jimlux-at-earthlink-dot-net>



Tesla list wrote:
> 
> Original poster: "Ed Phillips by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
<evp-at-pacbell-dot-net>
> 
> Tesla list wrote:
> >
> > Original poster: "Jim Lux by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
> <jimlux-at-earthlink-dot-net>
> >
> > C&H is a bit pricey for these things... you might try wandering through
> > Apex in Sun Valley (off Tuxford, on San Fernando Road).  Unfortunately, the
> > folks at Apex do know what others are selling them for, but you never
> > know.. it might be buried in an otherwise ratty looking piece of gear out
> > in the yard, and they'll sell it to you cheap.
> 
>         C&H is "a bit pricey", but reliable.  Apex is always fun to
visit, and
> you can get some good buys there IF you know what you're doing [and
> better if they DON'T].
> 
> Ed

Especially, if they dont...


Don't go there during earthquake season.. Although, the piles are smaller
and more stable than they were.. but this is a disadvantage to the keen
eyed scrounger.  USed to be, you could get them to give you a quote on some
piece of gear buried in the pile that wasn't obviously good stuff (i.e. no
big variac knob on it, but maybe the corner of an insulating oil tank).  It
wasn't worth it to them to dig down and look carefully, and once they made
the sale and had your money, it's too late for them to renege.  Now, the
piles are smaller and more visible, so it's easier for them to see and
recognize the good stuff