PLEASE READ ALL OF THE FOLLOWING TEXT BEFORE PURCHASING, IF YOU NEED MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL ME AT MY TOLL FREE NUMBER 9:00AM TO 6:00PM PST 800-544-3746 AND I WILL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY OF YOUR QUESTIONS.

YOUR PURCHASE IS FOR AN ALL AMERICAN MADE, FULLY RE-FURBISHED, TESTED AND GUARANTEED, TECHNIPOWER BRAND (ORIGINALLY GENERAL RADIO INC.), MODEL W5MT3W, BENCH TYPE VARIABLE AUTO-TRANSFORMER (VARIAC) WITH VOLTS AND DUAL RANGE WATT METERING, RATED AT 120 VOLTS INPUT, 0-140V @ 0-5 AMPS 0-700 WATTS OUTPUT, IN BETTER THAN NEW  CONDITION (SEE ALL OF THE PHOTOS FOR DETAILS, NOTE: MAY DIFFER SLIGHTLY FROM PHOTO). NOTE: PHOTO #4 SHOWS THIS VARIAC IN "HAMMERTONE" BLUE. WE CAN PROVIDE THIS VARIAC IN SEVERAL CUSTOM COLOR SCHEMES.

IMPORTANT NOTE: THIS IS A FULLY REFURBISHED, TOP QUALITY, AMERICAN MADE PRODUCT, THAT HAS BEEN COMPLETELY REFURBISHED INTO BETTER THAN NEW CONDITION, NOT A POORLY MADE COPY FROM CHINA! WE ONLY SELL THE VERY HIGHEST QUALITY VARIACS FROM U.S. COMPANIES THAT ARE BUILT TO LAST A LIFETIME! (PLEASE CALL 800-544-3746 FOR FREE LIVE HELP OR TECHNICAL QUESTIONS, AND VISIT OUR EBAY STORE TO SEE OUR VARIACS AND POWER REGULATORS RATED FROM 500-100,000 WATTS!)

IMPORTANT INFORMATION: WE OPERATE A FACILITY THAT EXPERTLY REBUILDS THESE VARIAC TYPE AUTOFORMERS.

EACH VARIAC IS COMPLETELY DISASSEMBLED, INSPECTED, AND ANY WORN OR DAMAGED PARTS ARE REPLACED, THE ENTIRE UNIT IS CLEANED, AND PROFESSIONALLY RE-PAINTED!

FOR CONVENIENCE AND SAFETY WE ALWAYS INSTALL A NEW, PROPERLY RATED, THREE PRONG POWER CORD AND THREE PRONG GROUNDED OUTLET RECEPTACLE IF THE VARIAC WAS NOT ORIGINALLY SUPPLIED WITH ONE!

AFTER CAREFUL RE-ASSEMBLY, EVERY VARIAC IS FULLY TESTED AT THE MAXIMUM RATED LOAD IN OUR FULLY EQUIPPED TEST LAB!

THIS IS THE LATEST VERSION OF THE CLASSIC GENRAD DUAL METERED BENCH VARIAC THAT HAS BEEN USED BY ENGINEERS AND TECHNICIANS TO DESIGN AND REPAIR ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT FOR THE LAST 50 YEARS!

THIS IS AN INDISPENSABLE TOOL FOR TESTING OR DESIGNING ANY ELECTRONIC OR ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT THAT REQUIRES AC POWER FROM 0-140 VOLTS 50/60HZ @ 0-5 AMPS (0-6.5 AMPS MAX.).

IN ADDITION THIS VARIAC IS IDEAL FOR POWERING OLDER TUBE AUDIO EQUIPMENT THAT REQUIRES SLOW AND CAREFUL INITIAL TURN ON TO PREVENT DAMAGE TO OLD TUBE FILAMENTS AND "FORM" ELECTROLYTIC FILTER CAPACITORS.

THIS VARIABLE AC POWER SOURCE WITH BUILT-IN CARRYING HANDLE, FEATURES PRECISION D'ARSONVAL TYPE DUAL METERS (MADE IN AMERICA BY THE FAMOUS SIMPSON INSTRUMENTS COMPANY!) WITH 0-150 AC VOLTS AND DUAL RANGE (0-150 WATTS / 0-750 WATTS) AC WATTMETER.

TO VIEW INFORMATION ON THE FIRST GENERAL RADIO VARIAC IN 1933 (AND AN EARLY "OSCILLOGRAPH"), PLEASE CLICK ON THE FOLLOWING HYPERLINK:

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