Re: Send a Franceformer to NZ. was; To set the record straight

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Original poster: "Randy Baisden by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <rbjb-at-gte-dot-net>

I'm in. Can't dance.......Just contact me when you know how much.....  Randy
B.

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Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2002 9:24 AM
Subject: Send a Franceformer to NZ. was; To set the record straight


> Original poster: "Daniel Hess by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
<dhess1-at-us.ibm-dot-com>
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>
> Mike, All;
>
> I'm no Diamond Jim Brady but I'll ante up $20.00 American to Mike for the
> 'Send-a-Franceformer-to-New Zealand' cause. Surely, with all the members
on
> this list, there are a few others who would be willing to pony up five or
> ten clams for such a noble cause.
>
> Any takers?
>
> Daniel
>
> "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com> on 10/09/2002 06:33:45 PM
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> To:    tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
> cc:
> Subject:    To set the record straight
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> Original poster: "Mike Doyle by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
> <mdoyle-at-CHERRYCORP-dot-com>
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>
> All,
>
> I recently offered to donate a Franceformer 4020SE to Malcom Watts so that
> he
> could participate in the "Tabletop Tesla Coil Showdown" because I for one
> would
> be interested in his entry.
>
> Well I guess I was being a bit naive because I found out it would cost
~$80
> to
> ship it UPS. Needless to say I can't afford to be THAT generous and Malcom
> is
> not interest in paying $192 NZ for a transformer worth a tiny fraction of
> that.
> Also, I spoke with Franceformer today and they have no official
> distributors
> outside of the US but they offered to try and locate an intermediary
closer
> to
> New Zealand.
>
> Having said that, if anybody knows of a much less expensive shipping
option
> or
> happens to be taking a trip to New Zealand in the near future please
> contact
> me.
>
> Come to think of it I need a vacation - hows the weather in New Zealand
> this
> time of year Malcom ;-)
>
> Regards,
>
>
> Michael Doyle - Senior Lab Technician
> Cherry Electrical Products
> 11200 88th Ave, P.O. Box 581913
> Pleasant Prairie, WI  53158-0913
> Phone: (414) 942-6627
> Fax: (414) 942-6334
> EMAIL: <mdoyle-at-cherrycorp.htm>mdoyle-at-cherrycorp-dot-com
> http://www.cherrycorp-dot-com/
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