Re: NST replacements

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Original poster: "Terry Fritz" <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>

And,

Those fancy new ones with all the goofy new circuits in them will probably 
have a much higher failure rate replenishing the junk pile supply ;-)))

Cheers,

         Terry

At 04:18 PM 3/7/2003 -0500, you wrote:

>You guys are a bit panicky.  Believe me, there will be amples amount of
>standard NSTs available for years to come.  The millions upon millions
>already in service
>and/or sitting in peoples houses, junk yards, etc.. are NOT simply going to
>disappear.
>
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> > Don't worry Harvey, you'll always be able to buy a current limited HV
> > transformer for scientific (or artistic, or whatever) experimentation...
> >
> > What you won't be able to do (indirectly because of regulation) is be able
> > to get one for free (or cheap) as scrap.
> >
> > What it will force the would-be scientist to do is more cost/benefit
> > analysis.. but, everyone has had to do that anyway...
> >
> > Scenario:
> > "A" has an idea they'd like to try out. The first cut at testing the idea
> > involves using a 15 kV -at- 30 mA current limited transformer. Investigation
> > reveals that getting such an item (custom made, because they're no longer
> > mass market devices) would cost, for instance, $500.  "A" now has several
> > alternatives:
> >
> > 1) Decide that testing the idea is worth $500 and just pay up (the
> > dedicated amateur with high income approach)
> >
> > 2) Convince someone else that the idea is worth $500, and get them to pay
> > up (the research scientist with grant applications approach)
> >
> > 3) Figure out another way to test the idea that doesn't use the 15 kV -at- 30
> > mA ransformer -- maybe a MOT -- maybe a 4kV 1kW switching PSU from a 
> newsnip...