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Re: Sync Motor Wanted



Original poster: "Jim Mitchell" <electrontube-at-sbcglobal-dot-net> 

Hi John,

I'll be running a 15/120 supply consisting of two 15/30's which have been
deshunted and put in parallel.  From what I hear ASRSG kill NSTs very
easily...  Does the SRSG really increase spark length/performance that much?

Regards - Jim Mitchell
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
To: <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
Sent: Friday, April 16, 2004 10:16 AM
Subject: Re: Sync Motor Wanted


 > Original poster: "John Richardson" <jprich-at-up-dot-net>
 >
 > Hi Jim,
 >
 > Check out e-Bay periodically for the old style Teletype motors.  I've seen
 > them go for about $15.00.  HP ratings generally between1/15 and 1/20.  If
 > you are not running NST's, maybe consider an asynch gap.  My synch gap
isn't
 > as much fun as I thought it would be.
 >
 > John Richardson
 > ----- Original Message -----
 > From: "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
 > To: <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
 > Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2004 6:44 PM
 > Subject: Re: Sync Motor Wanted
 >
 >
 >  > Original poster: Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-twfpowerelectronics-dot-com>
 >  >
 >  > Hi,
 >  >
 >  > So folks offer MMCs and toroids...  But no "motor grinders" out
there!??
 > I
 >  > know just the motor itself is like $100 new, but some people just don't
 >  > have the shop skills or tools...  It is a fairly trivial thing to
people
 >  > that know what they are doing to grind, adjust, and test 1/4HP nice
sync
 >  > motors "for sale".  Those of us that have many, will never sell "ours"
 > ;-))
 >  >
 >  > Bill Wysock offers the entire sync gap, but his rock solid pro machine
 >  > prices are a little high for little guys.  For just the motor, you go
out
 >  > and buy or find the usual 1/4 HP motor, grind the flats with a grinder,
 >  > shim the shaft if needed, be sure it is not terribly out of balance,
and
 >  > maybe test it with a strobe as if anything could go wrong ;-)).
 >  >
 >  > After I finish my present giant project, grinding iron sounds relaxing
 >  > ;-))  But not for a few weeks yet...
 >  >
 >  > Ok, I guess I am just a little surprised this cool part of Tesla
coiling
 > is
 >  > not a "buy off Ebay" (or anywhere else) part!!!
 >  >
 >  > Cheers,
 >  >
 >  >          Terry
 >  >
 >  >
 >  >
 >  >
 >  > At 02:38 PM 4/14/2004, you wrote:
 >  > >Hello list,
 >  > >
 >  > >Does anyone have a Sync. motor for sale suitable for a SRSG?  I didn't
 >  > >have any luck grinding flats into my motor,  it just searches for sync
 > but
 >  > >wont lock on.
 >  > >
 >  > >Regards - Jim Mitchell
 >  >
 >  >
 >
 >