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Re: neons
At 12:25 9/09/99 -0600, Peter Murphy wrote:
>Hi All
>Ive just aquired two neon sign xfrmers240v 15kv 30ma im in aus and I imagine
>they would have similar units in the US they are italian made F.A.R.T. units
>they are a resin block design I was wondering if anyone has used these for
>coil
>work because if they burn i dont see no way of repairing them.
>BTW wants to know where Mark Finnis gets them beautiful toroids made.
>Pete the TV repairman
I used 2 of the 15kV/60mA F.A.R.T. units for my first coil. They have been
in service for 18+ months and are still going strong.
I suspect you are correct. When they die (not if), there will be no
resurrection :-(
The RC filter arrangement I used seems to provide adequate protection, see
about half-way down the following page:
http://www.adelaide-dot-net.au/~mefinnis/current_coil.htm
As for the toroids, there is a Melbourne company:
Tubengineers
48 Koornang Rd
Scoresby 3179 VIC
Ph: (03) 9763 8066
They make metal donuts for exhaust manufacturers. These have an outer seem
weld you will need to grind-off, lack a center plate you will have to add
and they are raw metal, so you have to do a little polishing
................ but the end result ain't too bad ;-)
The mild steel variants are "off-the shelf" to 10" torus diameter (they
only make symmetrical units, with center diameter = torus diameter, so =
30" x 10"), The aluminium units are up to 8". The larger 10" aluminium
unit I have was a custom job and wasn't cheap = $500AUS or $300US. The
mild steel type are much more affordable, the 8" unit was $80AUS.
Good to see another OZ coiler !!
There are a few hiding in the wood-work now ..... perhaps we should try to
organise a meet ???
Cheers
Mark