Re: Thanks to John

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Subject: Re: Thanks to John
From: "Robert W. Stephens" <rwstephens-at-headwaters-dot-com>
Date: Thu, 20 Feb 1997 17:57:33 -0500
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> Date:          Wed, 12 Feb 1997 23:25:13 -0700
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> Subscriber: rhull-at-richmond.infi-dot-net Wed Feb 12 23:12:53 1997
> Date: Thu, 13 Feb 1997 00:16:41 -0500 (EST)
> From: richard hull <rhull-at-richmond.infi-dot-net>
> To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
> Subject: Re: Thanks to John
> 
> At 10:25 PM 2/10/97 -0700, you wrote:
> >Subscriber: SSNSanders-at-aol-dot-com Mon Feb 10 22:04:48 1997
> >Date: Sun, 9 Feb 1997 14:41:26 -0500 (EST)
> >From: SSNSanders-at-aol-dot-com
> >To: Tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
> >Subject: Thanks to John
> >
> >Thanks John Freau for the schematics, they are clear and precise and I will
> >have it built as soon as I can presuade Richard Hull to dig down DEEP in his
> >ham fest booty for those resistors etc I need, heh heh :) Seriously though,
> >you mention a 304TL and that a more powerful tube can be used. What is an
> >example of a more powerful tube? What is the most powerful tube that I could
> >use that is obtainable from a tube supplier? Can I parallel morthan one for a
> >longer spark? Im going to go to some expense on this one and I anticipate the
> >end result to be a sight to behold. I will definately send pictures of the
> >finished product along with some of the other coils I have.By the way,
> >doorknobs dont have a mica dielectric do they? Probably not as I have a few
> >of them and could use them on the tube coil, are they suitable?  Stephen
> >Sanders
> >
> >Stephen,
> 
> Those HV resistors I bought at the fest are in use right now in a DC HV coil
> supply.  I contacted Victoreen, a prime maker of such items.  In fact the #1
> maker of precision 100 megohm plus and HV controlled temp coeff. resistor in
> the world!  They have no distributors on the entire planet.  All must be
> purchased directly from them at their factory with a $250.00 minimum "baby"
> order!  High voltage is special in resistor usage.  The voltage coefficient
> specification is the key item on these babies and are the reason you can't
> just series an infinite number of carbons for high voltage work.
> 
> I am after their famous line of electrometer resistors (RX1A prime series-
> glass vacuum enclosed jobs!)  This is a low voltage line of high ohm items.
> Their lowest ohmic value in this special line is 100 megohms!  They stock
> off shelf precision +/-.5% 100 gigohm jobs.  They will custom make up to 100
> teraohms in this line at that precision.  (thats +/- 500 gigohms error and
> it is IN spec at 0.5% precision!!)
> 
> They also make power HV resistors with specs guaranteed out to 100,000 volts. 
> 
> Richard Hull, TCBOR

Richard,

Could you kindly post Victoreen's address, and phone and fax numbers 
if you have them?  I'd like to try to get a catalogue.

Thanks,
rwstephens