Re: To set the record straight

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

You can ship it via us postal service parcel post.  I recently sent a
similar package to europe and it only cost about $8.00 parcel post.

Dan



> 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
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