Variacs N Stuff

I have decided that the 30 amp one will go to my bandsaw so I can adjust speed easily
I know it’s overkill but I think I paid $60 for it as well
 
I got lucky and scored another W5MT3AW for a killer price. I should have never got rid of the last one. These are so rare that they almost NEVER pop up. It took me a couple years to find another one so this one will get resto'd and will stay with me. It's got the second generation meters on it but I have most of the old meters in my stash so I will use my old nos bakelite meters on the resto and order a dual scale Simpson watt meter face and that should complete the job. Now I have to find a powder coater around here. My old school test equipment collection is growing. No hurry with this rebuild, it will be in the same line with the Rek O Kut and and and and..........

Maybe I'll do some custom meters on this one..


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WOPL Sniffer said:
I got lucky and scored another W5MT3AW for a killer price. I should have never got rid of the last one. These are so rare that they almost NEVER pop up. It took me a couple years to find another one so this one will get resto'd and will stay with me. It's got the second generation meters on it but I have most of the old meters in my stash so I will use my old nos bakelite meters on the resto and order a dual scale Simpson watt meter face and that should complete the job. Now I have to find a powder coater around here. My old school test equipment collection is growing. No hurry with this rebuild, it will be in the same line with the Rek O Kut and and and and..........

Maybe I'll do some custom meters on this one..


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Here is the before and after for this 5 Amp 3 meter Variac. All the meters were about shot so I put NOS Simpsons in. I had to get some new meter faces made since finding a NOS meter with dual scales is impossible. The new meter scales are $20 each and I ordered extra so if anybody is in need of a pair............




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After restoring the last 3 meter 5 Amp very rare Variac, I stumbled onto another one and since I have some parts left from the last resto, I am doing this one and it will not get pawned off or sold or traded for North Dakota Ditch Weed (I think I said that the last time didn't I?). Here she is in all her broke-dick glory. It will get the Old Style Simpson meters and these rectangular ones will be used as target practice.


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