Re: Anyone willing to part with an NST?

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Original poster: Terry Fritz <vardin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Hi,

Magnetek "still" makes them (15kV 120mA) as they are used often in 
"Vegas"...  But you will pay $500+ for them new!!!...  You have to 
call and get a "special" deal on them since they do not advertise 
them normally....  I just sold my last new one, from the Jon Tebb's 
traveling deal, to Dave in Loveland.  I have not heard what he has 
done with it ;-))

Cheers,

        Terry


At 07:57 PM 8/17/2005, you wrote:
> In a message dated 8/17/05 7:54:21 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, 
> tesla@xxxxxxxxxx writes:
> Original poster: "Mike" <mike.marcum@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> I've also noticed 120 mA versions. Rare as hen's teeth and cost about
> 4 x more than 4 30 mA versions combined. Are those even used anymore?
> Mike
>
> Hi Mike,
>
> Yes, they are becoming very rare because they were mainly used in 
> the giant neon displays of the "movie palaces" and "seedy hotels" of 
> the 40's and 50's. As these gave way to the smaller marquees and 
> translucent plastic signs with internal lighting, of the Megaplex 
> and Motel 6, the need for big transformers fell away. Where NSTs are 
> still used, they have been replaced by sets of much smaller NSTs and 
> now the newer HF ones.
> (Bars and restaurants seldom need more than a 30 ma model to 
> advertise beer etc.)
>
> Matt D.