WHY NOT EDWARD VAN HALENS MAGIC MARSHALL OHMITE VARIAC Start Price USD 189.00 Current Price USD 189.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price USD 245.00 Reserve Price - Start Time Thursday, August 28, 2008 End Time Sunday, September 07, 2008 Location VAN NUYS, (SOUTHERN) CALIFORNIA See more about 'WHY NOT EDWARD VAN HALENS MAGIC MARSHALL OHMITE VARIAC' Description PLEASE CLICK PLAY ON THE SCREEN BELOW TO VIEW THE DAVID RIDDLE COMPANY INFORMATIONAL VIDEO PLEASE CALL FREE 800-544-3746! LIVE HELP EXPERT ADVICE TECHNICAL SUPPORT 800-544-3746! !!! PLEASE VISIT OUR EBAY STORE, FILLED WITH HUNDREDS OF UNIQUE AND USEFUL ITEMS !!!! CLICK HERE TO GO DIRECTLY TO THE STORE WHY NOT EDWARD VAN HALEN'S MAGIC MARSHALL OHMITE VARIAC PLEASE CLICK ON PHOTOS FOR LARGER VIEW IMPORTANT INFORMATION                            PLEASE CLICK PLAY ON THE SCREEN BELOW TO VIEW THE DAVID RIDDLE COMPANY INFORMATIONAL VIDEO   IMPORTANT INFORMATION TO READ                            PLEASE READ ALL OF THE FOLLOWING TEXT BEFORE BIDDING, IF YOU NEED MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL ME AT MY TOLL FREE NUMBER 800-544-3746 9:00AM TO 6:00PM PST MONDAY - FRIDAY AND I WILL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY OF YOUR QUESTIONS. YOUR BID IS FOR AN ALL AMERICAN MADE, FULLY RE-FURBISHED, TESTED AND GUARANTEED, OHMITE BRAND, MODEL VT8-FC, 120 VOLTS AC INPUT, 0-140 VOLTS, 0-7.5 AMPS, 0-1,000 WATTS OUTPUT, BENCH TYPE VARIABLE AUTO-TRANSFORMER (VARIAC), IN BETTER THAN NEW CONDITION (SEE ALL OF THE PHOTOS FOR DETAILS, NOTE: UNIT MAY DIFFER SLIGHTLY FROM PHOTO). THIS VARIAC (OR ANY OTHER OF OUR VARIACS!) CAN BE UTILIZED IN LOWERING THE AC LINE VOLTAGE TO TUBE GUITAR AMPS TO PRODUCE THAT HIGHLY SOUGHT AFTER OVERLOAD DISTORTION THAT EDDIE VAN HALEN PRODUCED ON HIS 70'S VINTAGE MARSHALL. THE DISTORTION AND SUSTAIN PRODUCED AT LOW VOLUME LEVELS BY USING A VARIAC IS UNLIKE ANY OTHER EFFECT PROCESSOR BECAUSE IT ADDS VERY RICH AND FULLY VARIABLE HARMONICS INTO THE OUTPUT TRANSFORMER AND SPEAKERS AND WILL ABSOLUTELY NOT HARM THE TUBES OR AMPLIFIER! 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 IF NEEDED, 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! TO VIEW INFORMATION ON THE FIRST GENERAL RADIO VARIAC IN 1933 (AND AN EARLY "OSCILLOGRAPH"), PLEASE CLICK ON THE FOLLOWING HYPERLINK: CLICK HERE IN ADDITION FOR USE WITH TUBE GUITAR AMPS, THIS IS THE CLASSIC OHMITE BENCH VARIAC, VARIABLE AC POWER SOURCE THAT HAS BEEN USED BY ENGINEERS AND TECHNICIANS TO DESIGN AND REPAIR ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT FOR THE LAST 40 YEARS! THIS IS AN INDISPENSABLE TOOL FOR TESTING OR DESIGNING ANY ELECTRONIC OR ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT THAT IS AC POWERED INCLUDING 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 UNIT HAS BEEN COMPLETELY TESTED IN OUR FULLY EQUIPPED LAB AND IS GUARANTEED TO BE WORKING AND MEETING ORIGINAL FACTORY SPECIFICATIONS. I AM SELLING THIS ITEM FULLY GUARANTEED FOR THE MINIMUM BID OF $189.00 (THIS PRODUCT IS CURRENTLY SELLING FOR MORE THAN $425.00!) OHMITE VT8-F 140VOLTS 7.5AMP B24-XXXX-114-W All company and product registered trademarks are acknowledged and are the property of their respective companies.   PLEASE CALL FREE 800-544-3746! LIVE HELP EXPERT ADVICE TECHNICAL SUPPORT 800-544-3746! !!! PLEASE VISIT OUR EBAY STORE, FILLED WITH HUNDREDS OF UNIQUE AND USEFUL ITEMS !!!! CLICK HERE TO GO DIRECTLY TO THE STORE For further information please call Dave Riddle TOLL FREE 800-544-3746 or LOCAL 818-994-2449, 5 days a week, 9:00am to 6:00pm (California Time), I will be happy to answer all of your questions! Please don't send questions via e-mail, use e-mail only for sending your phone number and shipping address. I will be glad to call you, just provide your phone number and the best time to call. Thanks! We Ship via UPS ground (unless otherwise specified), charges are calculated upon the weight of the item, the cost of shipping, packaging, and insurance to your location from California. WE DO NOT ACCEPT PAY PAL. We DO accept Visa & Mastercard or you can prepay with a cashier's check, bank or postal money order. We will accept your personal check but it will require 10 working days to clear before we can ship your item! CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS PAY 8.25% SALES TAX. ATTENTION INTERNATIONAL CUSTOMERS: We will accept: international money orders, and bank wire transfers (email us for approval and details) Mailing Address: DAVID RIDDLE COMPANY, 16131 VALERIO ST. VAN NUYS, CA 91406. SALES POLICY Please be sure to read the entire text of the auction COMPLETELY for IMPORTANT information, specific to this item . Unless otherwise noted, we offer a 48 hour return privilege on our goods, excluding shipping charges. Return shipping must be prepaid and a 10% re-stocking fee will apply. If you have any additional questions about our terms and conditions of sale please give us a call. Note: All manufacturers names and models are used for illustrative purposes only. Any trademarks, tradenames or copyrights remain solely the property of the manufacturer. ALL TEXT AND IMAGES ARE COPYRIGHT 2006 DRCO INC. AND MAY NOT BE USED FOR ANY PURPOSE WITHOUT WRITTEN PERMISION. PLEASE CALL FREE 800-544-3746! LIVE HELP EXPERT ADVICE TECHNICAL SUPPORT 800-544-3746! 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