RE: Parts sources for coilers

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Original poster: "Ted Rosenberg by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <Ted.Rosenberg-at-radioshack-dot-com>

Hi Gary: I understand. My response was a tad "tongue in cheek." But I do
advocate the Megacable we sell. I have never seen such flexible AWG 8 with a
decent/thick PVC jacket. And in two colors too!
I recognize that there are many coilers, who for very real budgetary
problems, do an incredible job of scrounging. I'm frankly jealous. But I was
lucky enough to have the funds to plow full speed ahead. I call my new coil
the $6 Million Dollar coil with some justification...or so it seems.
Keep up the good work.

Take care

Ted

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Subject: RE: Parts sources for coilers


Original poster: "Lau, Gary by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
<Gary.Lau-at-compaq-dot-com>

Hi Ted:

Sorry, but I'm in the scrounging camp.  The thought of paying full
retail price for something as common as wire just doesn't sit well with
me - I'd rather spend a week perusing surplus web sites.  And frankly,
stuff at swap meets just *smells* better!

No offense to RS, but I felt there's a greater need to highlight the
availability of surplus stuff than garden-variety retail stuff.

Regards, Gary


>Original poster: "Ted Rosenberg by way of Terry Fritz
<twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <Ted.Rosenberg-at-radioshack-dot-com>
>
>Hey Gary: I think I'm insulted :))
>I know that Terry is in reality an agent for Digi-Key. <ha> Are you
too?
>When I built my first coil and now my new one with Marc's T-gap, I got
many
>key parts quickly and reasonably from...RadioShack.
>For example, they carry MOVs in the right size. And resistors are cheap
in
>bulk from the rs-dot-com site for your favorite MMC.
>And finally, wire wire wire.
>I used RS AWG 8 Megacable to interconnect virtually everything. PVC
covered
>and extremely flexible. Comes in Red and Black. I even made my external
NST
>to cabinet mounted MOV filter board using Megacable over-sleeved with
air
>compression hose and terminated with PL-259 connectors. Cheap, viable
and
>slick.
>
>So, as an employee, I would like to make the above ammendment to your
>otherwise very useful page.
>
>Regards
>
>Ted


>>Original poster: "Lau, Gary by way of Terry Fritz
<twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
<Gary.Lau-at-compaq-dot-com>
>>
>>Greeting All:
>>
>>One of the most frequently asked topics on this List is on where to
get
>>parts.  I have added a page to my web site listing my personal
>>favorites, along with a few words of commentary of what each vendor is
>>notable for.  The page is at:
>>http://people.ne.mediaone-dot-net/lau/tesla/partsources.htm