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Re: transformer
> Date: Wed, 1 Jan 1997 08:25:15 -0700
> From: Tesla List <tesla-at-poodle.pupman-dot-com>
> To: Tesla-list-subscribers-at-poodle.pupman-dot-com
> Subject: transformer
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> Subscriber: gweaver-at-earthlink-dot-net Wed Jan 1 08:03:07 1997
> Date: Wed, 01 Jan 1997 19:42:40 -0800
> From: Gary Weaver <gweaver-at-earthlink-dot-net>
> To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
> Subject: transformer
>
> Does anyone know where I could buy a transformer about 2000 to 2500 watts. I
> have 3 neons 15K each in parallel on my TC now and need a little more power.
> 1 or 2 more neons would probably do it. I checked on getting some used neons
> but can not find one anywhere. New neons are $100. each. For the price of 2
> new neons I might be able to buy one good high voltage transformer to take
> the place of all the neons.
>
> Gary Weaver
>
Gary,
Get a hold of Jeff Parisse and ask where he got his big surplus
photocopier transformers. Two of these with the center tap commoned
and the primaries properly phased in parallel will prety much
duplicate an enormous neon transformer I believe. Try him at
JParisse-at-DDLabs-dot-com
You could also look at a 5 - 10 kVA pole pig but you will run into
expense with the necessary large variac and current limiting reactor
also required.
Some list coilers use a commercially available arc welder as the
control reactor with good results, but as you can see such a device
will put you back a couple of hundred smackeroos by itself. If you
have future dreams of coiling in a continuing upward power curve, the
investment for a pig and associated equipment may be the way to go!
Bear in mind that you will not be able to use a pig ballasted much
above a 2 kVA idle before it becomes impossible to quench with a
series static gap system and a rotary break will be the next on your
project priority list.
Ahhh, but there's nothing quite like a rotary/pig powered Tesla coil!: )
rwstephens