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Original poster: "john cooper" <tesla-at-tesla-coil-dot-com> 

All:  Here's a link to a photo that's been on my web for years but if you 
haven't viewed it yet, well, there's not much of an excuse.  Note Tesla's 
right ear and the 'dwarfish' nature of Dr. Steinmetz.  Strangely weird.......

http://www.frankensteinslab-dot-com/images/teslaphoto.jpg


Cheers,

John F. Cooper
Irvine, CA
www.Tesla-Coil-dot-com
www.FrankensteinsLab-dot-com



---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
Date:  Fri, 12 Nov 2004 08:17:10 -0700

 >Original poster: "Jim Lux" <jimlux-at-earthlink-dot-net>
 >
 >The lowest price I've found is from http://www.efi-dot-org/  Mine came in a
 >couple days.
 >Radio Shack used to sell them, but doesn't any more.
 >Amazon sells them, but at $40.
 >
 >Truly an amazing device (if you've ever had to do these measurements the old
 >way, you'll really appreciate it).
 >
 >Terry has a bunch of stuff on hot-streamer where he reverse engineered them
 >to a certain extent.
 >
 >----- Original Message -----
 >From: "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
 >To: <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
 >Sent: Thursday, November 11, 2004 3:55 PM
 >Subject: RE: Power factor correction capacitors for MOTs
 >
 >
 > > Original poster: "Carl Litton" <Carl_Litton-at-hilton-dot-com>
 > >
 > > Great info, Gerry.  Where are they sold?
 > >
 > > Carl Litton
 > >
 > > -----Original Message-----
 > > From: Tesla list [mailto:tesla-at-pupman-dot-com]
 > > Sent: Thursday, November 11, 2004 8:46 AM
 > > To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
 > > Subject: Re: Power factor correction capacitors for MOTs
 > >
 > > Original poster: "Gerry Reynolds" <gerryreynolds-at-earthlink-dot-net>
 > >
 > >
 > > One way is to buy a "KILL_A_WATT" meter ($30) and measure the PF and
 > > then
 > > calculate the PFC needed.  These meters work great and are good upto 15A
 > > of
 > > 120V.  The measure line frequency, VA, real watts, PF, line voltage,
 > > line
 > > current, and energy consumed (like a stop watch).
 > >
 > > Gerry R.
 > >
 > >   > Original poster: "Borislav Trifonov" <bdt-at-shaw.ca>
 > >   >
 > >   > How do I determine the proper PFC cap, or if I even need one, for a
 > >   > MOT?  Mine has been modified by removing the magnetic shunts and
 > >   > reassembling the laminations so that they are interleaved, so I don't
 > > know
 > >   > how that affects the usual numbers used.  I don't know how to measure
 > > PFC
 > >   > and I don't have a scope.
 > >   >
 > >   >
 > >
 > >
 >
 >
 >