Re: Transformer Cost

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Original poster: Dave Leddon <dave-at-leddon-dot-com> 

At 05:59 PM 1/31/04 -0700, you wrote:
>Original poster: "Dr. Resonance" <resonance-at-jvlnet-dot-com>
>
>I'm in Tucson all winter.
>
>If you west coast guys get together I could probably get a discount here in
>Tucson.  You could come over with a pickup truck and haul a bunch of them.
>Maybe they have some with chipped or cracked bushings in which case they
>would cost a lot less.

That would be a great deal for somebody who was planning to re-case the 
transformer anyway.  I wonder if they'd be willing to remove the oil (16 
gal weighs 112 pounds).  I have 12 gallons of transformer oil here in the 
Bay Area for anybody who wants it. (Please, come get it.)


>Someone from LA with a pickup could pick them up and then the SFC guys could
>drive done to SFC for a pickup in truck or van.

The outfit's name is Tucson Transformer (of course) and their website is 
http://www.tucsontransformer-dot-com/.


>You can haul approx 3 in a van --- that's about the limit for weight and
>control of vehicle.
>
>Dr. Resonance
>
> >  >
> >  > Ah, another Bay Area coiler.  I'm afraid that there are no transformer
> >  > sources on the West Coast.  About two years ago Sean Taylor and I went
>on a
> >  > quest, scouring the Internet and asking everyone we knew about power
> >  > distribution transformers.  In the end, nothing.  The closest
> >  > re-manufacturer we found was located in Tucson Arizona and they had no
> >  > interest in selling to us.  The best deal I found was the guy on Ebay
>who
> >  > has some sort of arrangement with T&R Electric and was selling Pigs in
>the
> >  > $200-300 range delivered to your door.  But somebody screwed the pooch
>on
> >  > that deal and T&R terminated the arrangement.
> >  > Your best bet just might be D.C. Cox.  I bought a pair of his 10 KVA
>pigs
> >  > for $80 each which he shipped via Yellow Freight to Tracey.  I still
>had to
> >  > rent a pickup and drive the 30 mile round trip to get them to my
> >  > place.  But the painful part was the shipping cost,  $380 each.  So,
> >  > outside of Dr. R, your best bet is to keep a watchful eye on Ebay and
>hope
> >  > somebody on the West Coast wants to unload one.  I does occasionally
>happen.
> >  >
> >  > Dave
> >  > Pleasanton, CA
> >  > stopped selling to individuals. At 04:51 PM 1/29/2004, you wrote:
> >  > >Original poster: Ian Macky <ian.macky-at-oracle-dot-com>
> >  > > > We sell them for $100 --- in south central Wisconsin.  14.4 kV at
>10 KVA
> >  > >
> >  > >Can someone recommend a West Coast source?  Bay Area would be
>Excellent...
> >
> > A couple of years ago C&H Sales of Pasadena had a couple of brand new
> > pole pigs sitting in their warehouse on Garvey; might not hurt to give
> > them a call.  Didn't bother to ask the price but, like most surplus
> > outfits, the price is whatever they think the traffic will bear.  I'm
> > not sure the shipping costs are proportional to the distance so might be
> > just as bad from here as they would be from "back east".
> >
> > Ed
> >
> >
> >