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Re: Coil for rent?
to: Jeff
I completely agree with your accessment of the "$200 rolling death trap"
and I might add that $200 won't carry you very far with legal fees when
some idiot trips and falls on your coil. Around $6,500 to enter a legal
defense to prove you aren't negligent is about right -- and that's assuming
you haven't made any mistakes with the design as a certified Elec. Engr.
will be testifying against you. Lose or default and your will be paying
$10,000 to $100,000 depending on how much your idiot thinks he got hurt.
As Jeff said, leave this to the professionals. Any of those firms listed
can do a fine job, and our firm, Resonance Research Corp., is also in
commercial manufacturing of Resonance Transformers. We also carry $2
million of liability insurance every year and never make any coils for
$200.
DR.RESONANCE-at-next-wave-dot-net
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> From: Tesla List <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
> To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
> Subject: Re: Coil for rent?
> Date: Tuesday, September 29, 1998 9:08 PM
>
> Original Poster: Doug Brunner <dabrunner-at-earthlink-dot-net>
>
> That's my initial estimate-the coil isn't operational yet. If I guess
> correctly, you're talking about using a commercially built pole pig. I'm
> working with a transformer I've wound myself, and that looks to reduce
the
> cost
> massively (I've been quoted $350 by T&R Electric for a 1 kVA pig, and my
> transformer (about $50) will put out approximately 5 kVA.)
>
> Tesla List wrote:
>
> > Original Poster: "Jeff W. Parisse" <jparisse-at-teslacoil-dot-com>
> >
> > Doug,
> >
> > As a renter of professional Tesla coils (to TV, Film and
> > Theater) I find your cost estimate for a seven foot capable
> > coil absolutely incredible.
> >
> > Yes, I know we're talking about apples and oranges (big time),
> > but even the worst homebuilt death trap is going to cost more
> > than $200.
> >
> > If somebody wants to get into coiling on a hobby level, I feel it is
> > only fair to warn them that they need to shell out more than $200
> > to get seven footers.
> >
> > For professional rentals to professional clientele, see one of the
> > professional companies on this list such as Tesla Technology
> > Research, Lindsay Scientific Co., Wingate Electric, my company
> > kVA Effects or others.
> >
> > Jeff W. Parisse, Director
> > kVA Effects
> > www.teslacoil-dot-com
> >
> > >A good coil, built from scratch, would be about $200. I estimate about
> > 7-foot
> > >streamers, but the construction process is fairly involved (you would
have
> > to
> > >wind a power transformer).
>
> --
> --Doug Brunner
> <dabrunner-at-earthlink-dot-net>
>
>