Re: Seasonal source for toroid centers

To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
Subject: Re: Seasonal source for toroid centers
From: FutureT-at-aol-dot-com
Date: Fri, 3 Jan 1997 10:19:21 -0500
Subscriber: FutureT-at-aol-dot-com Fri Jan 3 21:49:37 1997

In a message dated 97-01-03 01:34:02 EST, you write:

 >Subscriber: chip-at-poodle.pupman-dot-com Thu Jan  2 23:18:30 1997
 >Date: Thu, 2 Jan 1997 22:22:21 -0700 (MST)
 >From: Chip Atkinson <chip-at-poodle.pupman-dot-com>
 >To: Tesla List <tesla-at-poodle.pupman-dot-com>
> Subject: Seasonal source for toroid centers
 
 >Greetings,
 
>While scrounging, I discovered an excellent source for sheet metal centers
> for home made toroids -- The pan from a Christmas tree stand.  They are
> about 18" diameter and fairly smooth.  I'll let all know how the
 >construction project goes.
 
> Also at the junk yard I saw a torque converter from an automatic
>transmission. Looked very toroidal to me....
 
 >Chip
  >>
Hi Chip,

I too considered using torque converters, but they're kind of heavy.  I tend
to build my TCs physically "weak";  the torque converter would probably crush
my TC system.  But it should work great if your TC is robust!

Happy Coiling,

   John Freau