Toroid Bulk Buy? I am interested!!!

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Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" <xman604-at-ezwebtech-dot-com>

Dave,

I would be interested in a bulk buy also.
How much of a savings would the bulk purchase provide???

I am a little vague on the size i will be needing because the programs
i have been trying seem to give erroneous results, such as exagerated
number of primary turns(100 to 250).  This may have been caused by
plugging in 60ma. on the transformer current or sphere's up to 8 inches on
the topload settings.

My coil would be based on an 8" X 54" secondary form with 20 or 22
guage magnet wire.  I wanted to use the 20 guage, but i have 10 lbs.
of this size and about 40 lbs. of the 22 guage.  100' of 3/8 copper tubing
and a number of paralleled 15KV 60ma. NST's.

I want the flexibility of working with a larger secondary, and a pig-former
in the future.  I am guessing a 9"X30" would be the way to go.

Anyone with any construction ideas would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Dan H.

Tesla list wrote:

 > Original poster: "Dave Kyle by way of Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" 
<dave-at-kyleusa-dot-com>
 >
 > It has been a at least two years since anyone on the list has done a spun
 > aluminum toroid bulk buy and I was wondering if there was enough pent up
 > demand to make another one worth while. Come on all you folks with High
 > Voltage Disease (HVD) you KNOW you NEED one. J
 >
 > 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