Re: deceptive transformer

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Original poster: "Virtualgod" <mike.marcum-at-zoomtown-dot-com> 

That's not gonna help the price either with mots going extinct. Anyone try
making a dc resonant coil with one of those inverter supplies yet? Freq is
probably way too high to make the usual ac coil practical (no 50,000 bps
caps to be found).
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Subject: Re: deceptive transformer


 > Original poster: "Jim Lux" <jimlux-at-earthlink-dot-net>
 >
 > Also, trash picking or consumer electronics dismantling  as well as
storing,
 > packing, and shipping, takes time.  One does pay for convenience and/or
 > time.
 >
 > Actually, though, the intriguing thing about the newer microwaves is the
 > inverter power supply!
 >
 > ----- Original Message -----
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 > To: <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
 > Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2004 4:40 PM
 > Subject: RE: deceptive transformer
 >
 >
 >  > Original poster: "Steve Conner" <steve.conner-at-optosci-dot-com>
 >  >
 >  >  >66$ for a mot is cheap.  New MOTs are 80-100$ AFAIK
 >  >
 >  > Last time I looked, it was possible to buy a brand new microwave oven
for
 > 35
 >  > UK Pounds. That's about $52. In fact it's probably less, since consumer
 >  > electronics are often "dollar for pound."
 >  >
 >  > Still, I don't blame (much) the seller for trying to make a buck, I
blame
 >  > the poor gimp who paid $66 for a transformer he could have bought brand
 > new
 >  > for $52, or trash-picked for free. Caveat emptor etc. It's not really
any
 >  > worse than paying $100 for a pair of sneakers that cost $5 to
manufacture
 > in
 >  > Thailand...
 >  >
 >  > Steve C.
 >  >
 >  >
 >
 >