Re: Flyback Driver PCBs 2 free flybacks left

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Original poster: "Malcolm Watts" <m.j.watts-at-massey.ac.nz> 

On 20 Apr 2004, at 17:06, Tesla list wrote:

 > Original poster: "Eastern Voltage Research Corporation"
 > <dhmccauley-at-easternvoltageresearch-dot-com>
 >
 >
 > What *are* you talking about.  You can get "old style" type flybacks
 > from a variety of sources.  They are NOT hard to find.  Dr. Resonance
 > sells them and has plenty in stock.  They frequently show up on ebay
 > and there are a couple of surplus houses that carry various models
 > from time to time as well. I don't think it is proper to mislead
 > people by saying these are hard to find when in fact they are not.
 > You are stating facts which are not true in the attempt to sell more
 > of your boards by leading people to believe you are offering them a
 > flyback transformer which is "hard" to find.
 >
 > Dan

Or you can wind your own. All you need to start with is a C-C core
made of some power switching type material like Philips 3C8 or for
line-type frequencies, 3C6x like the older ones b&w TVs used. I've
wound a number to my own recipes.

Malcolm


   > For the price of a single "Old style" flyback you can get 30 "new
 >  style" > ones.  And YES they are hard to find, key word FIND.  You
 >  cannot just get
 > an
 >  > old TV or monitor and crack it open and expect to find an "old
 >  style" > flyabck these days.  All the newer equipment has diode split
 >  transformers. > > Regards - Jim Mitchell > ----- Original Message
 >  ----- > From: "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com> > To:
 >  <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com> > Sent: Monday, April 19, 2004 6:58 PM > Subject:
 >  Re: Flyback Driver PCBs 2 free flybacks left > > >  > Original
 >  poster: "Eastern Voltage Research Corporation" >
 >  <dhmccauley-at-easternvoltageresearch-dot-com> >  > >  > What do you mean
 >  hard to find?  Those flybacks are a dime a dozen. >  > There is a
 >  variety of sources to buy those including the ones Dr. > Resonance >
 >  > sells. >  > >  > Dan >  > >  > >  >  > Boards are done,  there are
 >  two more Flyback and board combos left. >  >  > Remember this is an
 >  old style hard to find flyback,  not the new DC > ones. >  >  > >  >
 >  > Regards - Jim Mitchell >  >  > >  >  > >  >  > >  >  > >  >  > >  >
 >  >  > > > > > >
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