Re: 15 kV 120 mA Neon Sign Transformers

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Original poster: "Dr. Resonance by way of Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" <resonance-at-jvlnet-dot-com>


I don't mind helping out from time to time.  My only hope is that these
experimenters I'm helping out don't "steal" work away from my museum
clients.

Work this spring-summer season is off nearly 80%.  Mainly from the after
effects of 9/11 when a lot of states went deficit, stock market starting
beating up the museum donors, and other related effects.  We haven't had a
major order since January.  I've done a lot of quoting but so far no takers.
Thank God for small repair jobs and VDGRF belt replacement orders!

Hope you can slip away to join our Teslathon this fall.  Plane ticket prices
are at an alltime low --- around $220 roundtrip.  I'm sure a lot of the
midwesterners would like to meet you and swap stories.  Ed Wingate shows up
all the way from Buffalo.

Best regards,

DC

Dr. Resonance

Resonance Research Corporation
E11870 Shadylane Rd.
Baraboo   WI   53913
 > BIG NSTs can actually perform far better than a similar sized pole
 > transformers since we can run NSTs in the LTR mode.  The 15/120 with about
 > 500uF of PFC cap will draw comfortably less than 20 amps off the 120 VAC
so
 > you can run them with easily available power.
 >
 > The sync LTR cap size is 55.3uF or 44 Geek Group caps.  1/2 x 55.3e-9 x
 > 21000^2 = 12.2 Joules per bang or 1460 real primary watts of power!!   A
 > 0.025uF 14.4 kV pig system (async) would have to run at 563 BPS to match
that!
 >
 > 15/120 singe NST systems are a very nice "big" coil systems that can be
 > moved easily by folks that are not known as "Arnold".  Anything bigger,
and
 > you take a big jump up to the need for a pig and 240VAC.
 >
 > My 1997 Magnetek weighs 82 pounds.  Final shipping weight with lots of
 > heavy packing was about 90+ pounds.  UPS is grudgingly "happy" to ship it
 > anywhere.  Note the shipping cost are considerable however.  Shipping from
 > here in Colorado to your place for a 90 pound 18x12x12 package is
 > $64  Still a super deal!!!, bust just be aware of the shipping cost.  Also
 > note that in my case, the packages weighed more than the lady at UPS, so I
 > had to load it on to the outgoing pallet for her ;-))
 >
 > Cheers,
 >
 >          Terry
 >
 >
 >