Re: Looking for a Transformer

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Original poster: Brett Miller <brmtesla2-at-yahoo-dot-com> 

All,

Last time I looked on ebay for NST's the prices were
ridiculous.  Used 12 and 15/60's going for 80 dollars
and above.  I bought my 12/60 France NST from a local
dealer for 30 dollars and it has worked for over 4
years of abuse in my six inch system.  No filter, no
safety gaps, no chokes, resonant (and LTR) cap, and
occational wide open static gap.

Anyway, I would advise people on the list who aren't
able to spend a lot of money to check dumpsters at
neon places, and look around a bit before they shell
out 80 or more bucks for a 60ma NST.  And remember,
OBIT's are a good place to start...and many have found
them for free or very cheap by scavenging them from
landfills and scrap yards.

-Brett

--- Tesla list <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com> wrote:
 > Original poster: "J. Aaron Holmes"
 > <jaholmes-at-silicon-arcana-dot-com>
 >
 >
 > Neon sign transformers (NSTs) are absolutely
 > everywhere on eBay.  There's never a shortage there.
 > Put the words "neon" and "transformer" into the
 > search
 > box and you'll get 50+ hits, and there are probably
 > many more that people just don't know how to pick
 > titles for :)
 >
 > --- Tesla list <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com> wrote:
 >  > Original poster: Bob81818-at-aol-dot-com
 >  >
 >  > Hi everyone, this is asking for much, but i need
 > a
 >  > 9kv 30ma transformer for
 >  > my coil, by feb 26th (electricity class demo at
 >  > school). I would be willing
 >  > to pay a reasonable price as well as shipping and
 >  > handling if anyone has
 >  > one laying around. I also understand that these
 >  > arent all too easy to come
 >  > by anymore, so if anyone has an idea of where i
 >  > could get one, any
 >  > help/ideas would be greatly apreciated. Thanks
 > all
 >  > for your time!
 >  >         Dan E.
 >  >
 >  >
 >