Re: Announcing our new product lines & Discontinuing Our Toroid Line

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Original poster: dhmccauley-at-spacecatlighting-dot-com 

Dave,

Thanks for the details on your construction process.  I guess that because
of all the labor involved and the low cost you are charging it just doesn't
pay to
build them anymore.  Thats understandable.  I'm just glad i got to get a few
of your toroids (the 20" x 5" i currently have), and the other two i ordered
last month.  They
are top notch quality and definately a big asset in my high voltage
equipment inventory.

Dan




 > Andrew, List:
 >
 > I had the pleasure of meeting Andrew and his father at the Teslathon -
very
 > nice people.  His description is how we make the toroids. We don't fill
them
 > with foam as it's not necessary and really only adds weight to them.  As
 > Andrew
 > mentioned, we cover the AL duct with fiberglass and then sand it smooth.
 > It takes about 3-5 applications of fiberglass to make the surface smooth.
 > We sand down the rough spots between each application.  It is a very
 > laborious
 > process, and creates an enormous amount of fiberglass dust.  The advantage
 > they have is that they don't dent easily (like the straight AL duct
toroids
 > do).
 > If the surface gets damaged, they can be easily repaired by removing the
 > area
 > of aluminum foil tape, and repairing the surface (if necessary), then
 > re-applying
 > the AL tape.  As Andrew also mentioned, they are very sturdy, and can take
 > quite a bit of abuse (such as moving, etc.).  You can see one on our
webpage
 > at:
 >
 > http://home-dot-netcom-dot-com/~davmckin/DMsIndex.htm
 >
 > Go to Products, then Toroids.  Hope this helps!
 >
 > David L. McKinnon
 > D&M's High Voltage
 >
 >
 >  > Original poster: "Andrew W by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>"
 > <fateagk-at-home-dot-com>
 >  >
 >  > D&M's toroids are made using Al duct for a form and covering it with
 >  > fiberglass. Once they harden, they are sanded smooth. They are then
 > wrapped
 >  > with the Al tape. I am not sure how he wraps his because they have an
 >  > extremely smooth surface, unlike my wrapped toroids! I had a chance to
see
 > a
 >  > couple of them at the Florida Teslathon he hosted. Dave puts allot of
time
 >  > into making them and does an excellent job on them. They are very
sturdy
 > and
 >  > won't easily dent. As you can see in the picture, they do have an
 > excellent
 >  > look. I would recommend one if you cannot afford or don't want to pay
for
 > a
 >  > spun toroid. Hope this helps.
 >  >
 >  > Andrew
 >
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 > ===========
 >
 > Our decision to discontinue the toroid line was a strategic decision to
 > allow growth in our power control solutions products.  The toroids take
 > quite a while to make, and with limited resources, we needed the time.
 > Although, I'm sure all you coilers will definitely find substitute
products,
 > such as the foam toroids recently mentioned on the list.
 >
 > Thank you and best regards,
 >
 > David L. McKinnon
 > D&M's High Voltage
 >
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 > -----------------------------------------------------
 >
 >
 >  > Original poster: dhmccauley-at-spacecatlighting-dot-com
 >  >
 >  > Dave,
 >  >
 >  > I'm sorry to see such a great service disappear.  Anyways, since you
are
 > no
 >  > longer going to be selling these, would you be willing to share your
 >  > manufacturing
 >  > process of these toroids so we can continue to build and use such great
 >  > pieces???
 >  >
 >  > Thanks
 >  > Dan
 >  >
 >  >  > We also regret to make the annoucement that we will be discontinuing
 > our
 >  >  > economical toroid line effective January 1st, 2004.  We will be
 > accepting
 >  >  > orders until that time, with an expected delivery time of 8-12
weeks.
 >  >  >
 >  >  > Thank you and best regards,
 >  >  >
 >  >  > David L. McKinnon
 >  >  > D&M's High Voltage
 >
 >
 >
 >
 >