Re: Ignition Transformer

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Original poster: "Jim Lux by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <jimlux-at-earthlink-dot-net>

Grainger sells OBITs.. (yes, in southern California, although we don't have
many oil burners though...)

Tesla list wrote:
> 
> Original poster: "Ed Phillips by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
<evp-at-pacbell-dot-net>
> 
> Tesla list wrote:
> >
> > Original poster: "torlin by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
> <torlin-at-ghostmail-dot-net>
> >
> > My first TC was built around a 10KV 23mA fuel oil furnace
> > transformer.  It worked really well until I got stupid and
> > cut the secondary coil in half to make a tertiary coil.
> >  OOPS.  The Ignition transformer is still working, but the
> > coil is dead now.  They are very sturdy and easy to set
> > up, and usually much cheaper than Neon Sign Trannies or
> > Pole Pigs.
> >
> > Hope it helps
> 
>         Are they really cheap?  I'd like to get one to power a small TC and
> haven't figured out how to do it (in Pasadena, CA area).
> 
> Ed