RE: Spun Aluminum Toroid Bulk Buy?

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Original poster: "Mccauley, Daniel H by way of Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" <daniel.h.mccauley-at-lmco-dot-com>


I would be interested.  Ross Engineering also manufacturers them.

I still cringe when I think about that day our high voltage lab through out
a whole mess of toroids in varieties of
sizes in the dumpster.  I knew I shouldn't have taken off that day.

Dan



 > I have a beautiful 6 x 24 inch spun aluminum toroid from an
 > earlier bulk
 > buy and lately have been thinking a 9 x 30 inch would be
 > especially nice
 > for my larger coil. I can then migrate the 24 inch to my new
 > DC coil which
 > is currently under construction. IMHO nothing beats a spun
 > toroid for spark
 > performance and appearance. Fact is they look cool even with
 > the power off.
 >
 >
 >
 > I have no experience with organizing a buy but if enough
 > people express
 > interest and hopefully some of the previous organizers offer
 > their advice I
 > would be happy to do so. My only interest is getting a big toroid for
 > something less than the grotesquely high single unit price. I have no
 > intention of charging any service fee and will pay what
 > everyone else pays
 > if we can get the bulk buy.
 >
 >
 >
 > A previous buy for 9 x 30 spun aluminum toroids had these results:
 >
 >
 >
 > What vendor do we typically use? O.W. Landgren
 >
 >
 >
 > What is the minimum buy to get to a reasonable cost? ~15
 >
 >
 >
 > What is that cost? ~$310 a piece
 >
 >
 >
 > We need just 14 more people to make this a reality. Reply to
 > the list or if
 > your prefer contact me directly.
 >
 >
 >
 > Dave
 >
 > =========================================
 > Dave Kyle
 > Austin, TX USA
 > Email: dave-at-kyleusa-dot-com
 >
 >
 >
 >