Re: new Friend arrived

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Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <Tesla729-at-cs-dot-com>

In a message dated 10/30/01 8:16:46 AM Central Standard Time, tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
writes: 


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> I also got the same message from them, no transformers for Tesla coils. Do 
> you know of another source? 



All, 

I ran into the same problem trying to obtain a pig last year. I had 
already talked to one place that rebuilt them and was going to pick 
up a 10 kVA, 14.4 kV pig for $250. Then when I was ready to actu- 
ally go and pick it up, the man "chickened out" of selling one to 
an individual. However, he pointed me to another transformer re- 
manufacturer in the same town and said to call him. I did and 
was able to obtain a 10 kVA pig within 2 days of ordering for 
$270. I was able to go and pick it up with my pick up truck with- 
out a problem. The man at this place did ask me what I wanted 
with a pole transformer and I told him about Tesla coils and he 
just shrugged his shoulders and loaded her on the truck :-) 
This place was called Bowman & Bowman and was located 
in Greenwood, MS. (I live in Memphis, TN, about a 2 hour drive 
from Greenwood). 

I have since pointed fellow TCML member (Un)Terry Oxandale (Lit- 
tle Rock, AR) towards Bowman & Bowman and he has also picked 
up a pig from them w/out a problem. I think Bowman & Bowman 
mainly ships rebuilt trannies to utility companies in the southeastern 
US, but I just drove down to the warehouse and picked it up (I think 
Terry did it that way, too). 

Anyone living in the SE U.S. who wants a pole pig may want 
to give B & B a try :-) 

BTW, my pig is still going strong since I received in March, 2000. 

David Rieben