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 * Carbons Sent to: usa-tesla-at-usa-dot-net


 > Does anyone have a good source for copper magnet wire?  We are 
 > looking for stuff up into the #12 range.

> I am also looking for wire to coil with, 18-20 ga.

*****Parts*&*Supplies********************************************

> The Condenser Products Corp., 2131 Broad Street, 
> Brooksville, FL  34609  USA  
> Tel: 904-796-3561, Fax 904-799-0221
Manufacturers of commercial high-voltage plastic film, pulse
discharge, (Tesla) capacitance. Minimum order $150.00, minimum
shipping time about 6 weeks. These are where my big commercial
capacitors come from, as they will build them to your specs.

> Solomon Corporation, P. O. Box 245, Solomon, KS 67480
> Watts: (800) 243-2867 Tel (913) 655-2191 Fax (913) 655-2502
Supplier of power distribution (pole pig) transformers.
<tip from Scott Myers>

> T & R Electric, P. O. Box 180, Colman, SD 57017
> Watts (800) 843-7994  <tip from Scott Myers>
Supplier of power distribution (pole pig) transformers.

> H&H Transformer Inc. (303) 289-2802
Denver area pole pigs, tip by Chip Atkinson 

> NWL CAPACITORS, 1 Industrial Dr., Snow Hill, NC 28580
> Tel: 908-842-5757   Fax: 908-842-1161
or as it was given to me by Richard Hull...
> NWL CAPACITORS, 8050 Monetary Dr., Riviera Beach, FL., 33404
> Tel: 407-848-9009
Custom manufactured high voltage pulse discharge Tesla caps...

> NWL Transformers, Dept. G, Rising Sun Rd., Bordentown, NJ 08505 
Source for neon sign transformers.

> Sprague Electronics, 134 Fulton Ave. Garden City Park, NY 11040 
Source of high voltage capacitors. 

 TS> Plastic Capacitors, 2623 N. Pulaski Rd, Chicago, IL 99120 
 TS> Tel: 312-489-2229.  
High-Voltage, pulse discharge, plastic film (Tesla) Capacitance

 TS> Cornell-Dubilier, 1605 E. Rodney French Blvd., New Bedford,  
 TS> MA 02744, Tel: 508-996-8564  They bought out Sangamo

> Danny Churchill at Commercial Radio Co. in VT, 802-226-7582, 
sometimes has some interesting stuff around.  I bet you'd    
find him interesting even if he didn't have whatever model   
you currently need.  Among other things, he manufactures     
custom high-voltage inductors and transformers, in an old 3  
story brick schoolhouse converted to a factory/warehouse. (T.S.)

> Hipotronics, Inc., RTE.22, Brewster, New York, 10590 (or 10509)
> TEL: 914-279-8091
Manufacturers of high-voltage test equipment. Capacitors,
transformers, bussing, toroids, etc. are available. These are 
the guys who make the test gear that power utilities use to
destroy their xmission equipment to determine breakdown limits.

> CSI Capacitors, 810 Rancheros Dr. San Marcos, CA, 96069
> TEL: 619-747-4000
Another source of custom made, commercial plastic film, high-
voltage, pulse discharging, (Tesla type) capacitance. Ask about
left over units from production runs, sometimes you will find a
bargin in a top quality cap. 

> Hi-Way Company, Surplus Electronics, 305 Wisconsin Ave.
> Oceanside, CA 92054   Tel: 619/967-7225
Surplus Sprague HVDC rated capacitors, excellent bypass caps

> Nick Andree, 305 Wisconsin Ave., Oceanside, CA 92054 
Surplus Sprague HVDC capacitors reasonably priced.

> Maxwell Labs, Inc., 8888-G Balboa Ave, San Diego, CA, 92123
> TEL: 619-279-5100
Manufacturer of commercial high-voltage equipment, capacitors,
power supplies, etc..

> Vacuum Tube Industries, Inc., 506 North Warren Avenue,
> P.O. Box 2009, Brockton, MA.  02405  USA
> tel: 508-584-4500, tel: 800-528-5014, fax: 508-584-0096
Specialize in new and rebuilt 450 KC power tubes for commercial
RF induction heaters and the supply & control xfrmrs, cooling
loops, etc.. These are the type tubes I would use for a CW coil.  

> Antique Electronic Supply, 6221 S. Maple Ave, P.O. Box 27468, 
> Tempe, AZ, 85285  TEL: 602-820-5411
Source for the tube coil builder, many old/rare vacuum tubes and
related equipment (sockets, mica caps, power supplies, etc.) for 
projects like "Lil Tesla Coil" of the 1960's Pop Electronics era. 

> Weisner Electronics, 149 Hunter Ave, Albany, NY, 12206
> TEL: 518-438-2801
Another source for the tube coiler. Plate xfmrs, mica caps,
tubes, assembled Tesla coils, etc..

> Edmund Scientific Company, 101 East Gloucester Pike
> Barrington  NJ  08007-1380   Phone:  1-609-547-8880
> Fax:    1-609-573-6295

> Fair Radio Sales, P.O. Box 1105, Lima, OH (no zip given)
> Tel: 419-223-2196, 419-227-6573, FAX 419-227-1313
"One of the best sources for electronic surplus." H.Goldman

> GAR-RON Plastics Corp., 5424 Pulaski Hwy., Baltimore, MD  21205
> Tel: (800)492-4695  (they have a catalog)
Specialty plastics dealer, good source for coil forms.

> The Coax Connection: Joe Cassata, 10 S. Meadow lane        
> Naperville, Ill. 60564,  Phone# (708)-420-0342
Here is a good source for coax cable AND magnet wire, He carrys
in stock sizes from #22 gauge to #10 gauge, and can order other
sizes. He sells by the pound and his prices are decent. Good
quality stuff!            <tip from Mark Graalman>

> MWS Wire Industries, 31200 Cedar Valley Dr., Westlake Village,
> CA  91362  USA    PH:  (818) 991-8553   FAX (818) 706-0911
Source of square and rectangular wire for custom inductors.

> American Welding & Fabrication, 333 E. Highbanks Rd #25
> Debary  FL  32713  USA
Supplier of spun aluminum toroid and sphere discharge terminals.

> Ross Engineering Corp., 540 Westchester Dr. Campbell, CA  95008 
Supplier of discharge terminals

> Tungsten face on steel slug spark gap electrodes
The Miller (welding supplies/parts) part numbers are:
095 621 base       $3.50     porcelain, each one holds 2 gaps
020 622 point holder $8.52   Al, 4/base, cooling fins all around
020 603 HF point   $3.25     steel slug w/ tungsten face, 4/base
Prices are for each piece.  This also comes as an assembly.

> Get the latest catalog from Marlin P. Jones & Assoc. Inc.
> P.O.BOX 12685, Lake Park, FL  33403  USA
> Fax 1-800-4329-9937, Fax 407-844-8764, Tel: 407-848-8236
Sources for surplus: ferrite toriod cores for HV RF chokes,
Current transformers for panel ammeters, EMI line filters,
meters, power control relays, etc..

> Another good catalog: C & H Sales Co., 2179 E COLORADO BLVD
> PO BOX 5356, PASADENA  CA 91117-9988  USA  Fax: 818-796-4875
Tel: 800-325-9465 Tel: 213-681-4925, Tel: 818-796-2628
Filters, meters, fans, relays, switches, HV & LV capacitors,  
LV transformers, variacs, etc.

> Yet another good catalog: Surplus Center, 1015 WEST O ST
> P.O.BOX 82209, Lincoln  NE   68501-2209 USA  
> Fax: 402-474-5198, Tel: 402-474-4055, Order: 800-488-3407
Surplus equipment supplier useful on large coil projects. 
Lots of aircraft parts: high-performance DC motors for rotary
spark gaps, hydraulic double action cylinders and power paks
for remote control tuning, spark gap cooling loops, etc..

> Electrical Insulation Supplies,Inc., 1255 Collier Road, N.W.
> Atlanta, GA 30318  Voice 1-404-355-1651   Fax 1-404-355-6069
A good source of equipment and supplies for Tesla coil builder. 
Ask for their full line catalog. <Tip from Bob Mazzullo, NYC>

> Edward Wingate, "Wingate Electric", 545 Salmon Creek Rd. 
> Brockport,  NY  14420  USA  
I list this address for completeness. CAVEAT EMPTOR! Mr. Wingate
is mailing flyers advertising rotary spark gaps. 


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