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Any Coilers in Adelaide or Melbourne Australia on this list?


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From:  Ralph Down [SMTP:rjdown-at-fan-dot-net.au]
Sent:  Tuesday, March 17, 1998 5:47 PM
To:  Tesla List
Subject:  Re: Any Coilers in Adelaide or Melbourne Australia on this list?

Tesla List wrote:
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> From:  Matthew Mills [SMTP:mattmills-at-mindless-dot-com]
> Sent:  Monday, March 16, 1998 8:29 PM
> To:  Tesla List
> Subject:  Any Coilers in Adelaide or Melbourne Australia on this list?
> 
> Hi I am moving to Adelaide soon and would like to be able to get in
> contact with someone who lives close to Adelaide who is interested in
> Tesla coiling.  It is such a lonely hobby when I am the only Tesla
> coiler I have met.  Plus maybe if I could prove to my wife that I'm not
> the only fool who plays around with HV electricity she might understand
> my hobby a little bit better or at least accept it!!!
> It would be great to get together.
> 
> Also do people know how easy it is to find materials for tesla coils in
> Australia?  In New Zealand I have had such a hard time finding parts.
> Neons are non-existant second hand and new ones cost $250.  Pole pigs
> are impossible to get.  Capacitors are out of the question as Aluminium
> foil is no longer made in New Zealand (I went to Ulrich aluminium) and
> Polyethylene sheet is outrageously expensive.  Commercial ones are a
> dream.  Ferrite chokes cant be found and Variacs well the 5A ones are
> $900 so I would hate to hazard a guess as to the price of a 30A one (BTW
> I saw a 240V 44A variac for sale on the net for $130US WOW!!!) but at
> 75lbs it would cost more to ship than a car!
> 10 inch pvc pipes are $300 and the end caps for 8 inch pvc are $90
> each!!
> 
> Well Im beyond hacked off.....Im fuming this is so frustrating..I just
> hope Aussie treats my hobby better.
> 
> Matt.

Matt
Australia is not so bad.  I am on Gold Coast (Queensland).
Neon transformers are plentiful, local tip or neon sign shops.
Pole Pigs can be scrounged from Sims Metal Recyclers for about $50 - if
you pick it up.
Magnet wire is available from any motor rewind shop.  
I use aluminium litho plates for capacitors - from printing shops.
Sheets of Poly available from Sign shops - $6 square metre.
I'm sure Adelaide would have similar sources.
If you need any help - email me direct and I will give you my phone
number.
Regards
Ralph Down