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Re: tesla coil building

> >From ed-at-alumni.caltech.edu Tue Jan  9 20:14 MST 1996
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> Date: Tue, 9 Jan 1996 17:51:55 -0800
> From: ed-at-alumni.caltech.edu (Edward V. Phillips)
> To: tesla-at-grendel.objinc-dot-com
> Subject: Re: tesla coil building
> 
> Re: Capacitors for coil
> 	Contact:
> Nick Andree 
> 305 Wisconsin Ave.
> Oceanside, CA 92054 
> 
> PHONE:
> 
> (619) 721-4231  (SHOP)  10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
> 
> (619) 721-7225  (HOME)
> He has 0.003 mfd, 30 kV Sprague doorknob capacitors for $4.95
> each, which is an excellent buy in my opinion.  He calls them
> "0.004 mfd", and that's what the label says, but they are really
> closer to 0.003 mfd.  I'm using three of them now with a 3" by
> 16" coil close wound with #26 wire, topped with a 12" OD toroid
> of 3" aluminum ducting, and fed with a 12 kV, 60 ma neon transformer.
> Gap is 2" lengths of 1" water pipe, six mounted with axes parallel
> and connected in series with total gap about 0.3".  I get sparks
> between 20" and 24", depending on the phase of the moon, etc.
> Ed Phillips
> 

I just talked with Mr. Andree and the price he quoted was $6.50
a cap.  I ordered four, you really can't beat the price.  By the
way the home phone no. you listed is wrong, I never thought 
to ask him for it when I talked to him.  So if anybody else is 
interested try the work no. (Pacific Time). Thanks for the tip
Ed.