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Re: New coiler, also in search of 15kv



Original poster: "David Rieben" <drieben@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Chris,

Well, you did well ;^) because there's usually considerable
competition for the larger NSTs, especially the 15 kV ones
and 15/60's do in fact usually end up around the $100 mark
by the close of the auction, thanks to the last minute (literally)
flurry of ebay snipers. All that I can say about your aquisition
is that you obviously caught the competition "napping" and
that you should consider yourself lucky. BTW, would this
transformer of yours happen to be the newer GFI type?
Coilers don't go as hot for the GFI type because the GFI
feature renders them fairly useless for Tesla service unless
you can figure out how to defeat the internal GFI circuitry.

David Rieben

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Subject: Re: New coiler, also in search of 15kv


Original poster: "Chris Farmer" <cfarmer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Well I wouldn't say that - I just bought a 15kV 60mA fransformer NST off ebay for 15 bucks with 15 dollar shipping. I looked for them new and for a smilar item it was over 100.

~Farmer

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Subject: Re: New coiler, also in search of 15kv


Original poster: Jim Lux <jimlux@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

At 09:31 PM 5/5/2006, you wrote:
Original poster: "Drake Schutt" <drake89@xxxxxxxxx>

Hi, I too am planning to build a tesla coil over the summer. While ebay is alright, the bidding wars can cause major headaches. Does anyone have a NST @ 15KV, 30 or better yet 60ma they would be willing to sell?

-Drake in Memphis

Folks.. I'm not sure eBay is a good way to buy a neon sign transformer. They're heavy, and by the time you add in shipping, you might be better to just buy one brand new from a local distributor. A cursory glance shows several 15kV/30mA transformers for about $40-45 plus another $10 in shipping plus another buck or two in insurance. There's another one that is $60+$25 shipping.