Re: To set the record straight

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Original poster: "Bert Hickman by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <bert.hickman-at-aquila-dot-net>

Hi Mike,

Ouch - This sounds too high! USPS may be less expensive. Assuming the
shipping weight was 5 pounds (the transformer weighs 3.5 pounds), the
USPS charges for Airmail Parcel Post would be about $28.75 (4-10 days)
or Economy Surface Mail for $21.50 (4-6 weeks). You can check out the
rates for other weights at:
http://ircalc.usps.gov/weight.asp?Contents=1

Best regards,

-- Bert --
-- 
Bert Hickman
Stoneridge Engineering
"Electromagically" (TM) Shrunken Coins!
http://www.teslamania-dot-com

Tesla list wrote:
> 
> Original poster: "Mike Doyle by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
<mdoyle-at-CHERRYCORP-dot-com>
> 
> All,
> 
> I recently offered to donate a Franceformer 4020SE to Malcom Watts so that he
> could participate in the "Tabletop Tesla Coil Showdown" because I for one
would
> be interested in his entry.
> 
> Well I guess I was being a bit naive because I found out it would cost
~$80 to
> ship it UPS. Needless to say I can't afford to be THAT generous and Malcom is
> not interest in paying $192 NZ for a transformer worth a tiny fraction of
that.
> Also, I spoke with Franceformer today and they have no official distributors
> outside of the US but they offered to try and locate an intermediary
closer to
> New Zealand.
> 
> Having said that, if anybody knows of a much less expensive shipping
option or
> happens to be taking a trip to New Zealand in the near future please contact
> me.
> 
> Come to think of it I need a vacation - hows the weather in New Zealand this
> time of year Malcom ;-)
> 
> Regards,
> 
> 
> Michael Doyle - Senior Lab Technician
> Cherry Electrical Products
> 11200 88th Ave, P.O. Box 581913
> Pleasant Prairie, WI  53158-0913
> Phone: (414) 942-6627
> Fax: (414) 942-6334
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