Re: Hmmmm...(was CDE 942c20p15k Group buy)

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Original poster: "Arpit Thomas" <arpit-at-inzo-dot-org> 

kreso, wow , congratulations mate :D glad to see you got it all together :) 
Just put some safety caps on your maxwells so they don't die or something. 
:) ANy photos of your coil?

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On 17/05/2004 at 12:08 PM Tesla list wrote:

 >Original poster: Kreso Bukvic <kreso.bukvic-at-kc.htnet.hr>
 >
 >Yep Terry, all you MMC fans read this:
 >
 >Well i toke my PT, 4 inch secondary, no toroid, secondary was not grounded
 >and there was no ballast on the pt and no tunning. After letting the power
 >in :
 >
 >90-100 Cm arcs hitting the walls, huge racing sparks on the secondary,
 >primary to primary flashovers, secondary to pimary flashowers... Secondary
 >is now molten ball of plastic and copper :-).
 >
 >These maxweell sure give a good performance...
 >
 >I doubt 5 small capacitors in series would hold up on this, maybe 20-30
 >should could.
 >
 >----- Original Message -----
 >From: "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
 >To: <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
 >Sent: Monday, May 17, 2004 5:06 AM
 >Subject: Re: Hmmmm...(was CDE 942c20p15k Group buy)
 >
 >
 > > Original poster: Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-twfpowerelectronics-dot-com>
 > >
 > > Hi,
 > >
 > > I just got a note from Kreso that the Maxwells I sent him are working
 >real
 > > good.  So one way or another, I guess all is happy ;-)))
 > >
 > > Cheers,
 > >
 > >          Terry
 > >
 > >
 > > At 12:56 AM 5/16/2004, you wrote:
 > > >Kreso, I'm ("we're", technically) glad you got a good deal on some
 > > >caps!  I quite vividly recall recommending an MMC for a comparable
 >price
 > > >to your newly acquired Maxwells and that you decided on your own you
 > > >required no less than a $500 MMC.
 > > >
 > > >Again, as stated in my previous, somewhat lengthy message, we purchase
 > > >fewer capacitors than most other distributors and therefore have a
 >higher
 > > >cost from Cornell-Dubilier.  A big order for us is 500 caps while a big
 > > >order from Richardsons or State may be 10,000.  Then there's our costs:
 > > >maintaining the website ordering forms and databases, financial
 > > >transaction fees, packaging, people to actually do the labor, cost of
 > > >transportation to the shipping company, etc.  Add it all up and we
 > > >probably LOSE money in the long run in addition to it being a headache
 >for
 > > >nearly everyone involved in the sales.  But we do it anyways because it
 > > >helps make this hobby more accessible to the hobbyist, or even a
 > > >professional here and there.
 > > >
 > > >We have helped many people, like the recipients of the 131 recorded MMC
 > > >orders.  Although I could offer many more examples, this is hardly the
 > > >venue.  And I doubt at this point that any amount of talking will
 >convince
 > > >you (and some others, it seems) that we really aren't bad guys....
 > > >
 > > >Again, Steve certainly is a good guy for his offer!  At the very least
 >it
 > > >keeps hundreds more caps in our stock for the people who only want 9
 >caps
 > > >for a 12/60 ;)
 > > >
 > > >Best Regards,
 > > >
 > > >Mark Broker
 > > >chief Engineer, The Geek Group
 > > >
 > > >
 > > >On Sat, 15 May 2004 21:22:29 -0600, Tesla list <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
 >wrote:
 > > >
 > > >>Original poster: Kreso Bukvic <kreso.bukvic-at-kc.htnet.hr> Well Steve
 >Vance
 > > >>i think you misunderstood me.
 > > >>
 > > >>I have thinked that you are the "good" guy for giving caps without
 >earning
 > > >>money,
 > > >>
 > > >>While some other take a big "provision" for selling caps( when did the
 >help
 > > >>sombody ?), and i would not surely buy from them. Partyaly because i
 >cannot
 > > >>afford atleast 500 $ for a MMC. I just buyed 2 maxwells from Terry (
 >they
 > > >>arrived yesterday) for 100 $. I would like to see what can beat that.
 >And
 > > >>maxwells are cute:-).
 > > >>
 > > >>Best Regards
 > > >>
 > > >>Kreso Bukvic
 > >
 > >
 > >
 > >